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[devildevotee]

It's totally ok if you don't plan to do this but would you ever be open to creating a post about your channeling methods? You're really good at it and it'd be cool to hear about what you do

i will have a small disclaimer that i've been doing channelings professionally for ~2 years and then tarot readings generally since 2019, so i just wanted to say that practicing has done me plentiful favours! i genuinely don't think channeling is a gift as opposed to a skill that you can develop, so i just want to put a small thing saying

this is something i have refined and gotten better at over time. i have never had a psychic gift or a particular different connection to spirits than your average bloke across the street, it is simply something i did regularly and practiced passionately. i continue to practice to this day, and before anything i mention here, i suggest you practice just as frequently and in turn, you will become more comfortable and overall more experienced.

but! to answer your question, my method is as simple as this (and i have to keep it simple, to an unsatisfying degree, due to my disability):

get an offering prepared. some spirits don't want offerings outside of my energy and time and if they don't want one, i don't give them one. how i can tell this is usually just a gut feeling or a lack of an urge to do something. sometimes pure attention and spending time with a spirit is a suitable offering in itself. but otherwise, i light some incense usually or melt some wax.

i do a very simple calling of the spirit, telling them about what i have prepared for them, and focusing on their name (sometimes i say it aloud) and shuffle my deck. notice how i say call, not summon. what that means is essentially i request their attention or energy, rather than their full presence. i never do a channeling without some kind of divination tool (i usually use cards just because i like the and connect with the art used), i just don't trust my accuracy without some kind of framework to work within.

i usually alert the spirit to how i'm going to draw my cards. i ask them to cause cards to jump out if they have a specific, obvious message. otherwise, i tell them "hey, i'm going to draw from the top/bottom/middle."

i draw my cards, as many as i feel are going to communicate a clear message to me. sometimes that's one card, sometimes that's ten.

i look up the meanings in my book. surprise! i don't have the cards memorised due to memory problems. i don't think that makes me less of a reader, nor do i think it makes anyone less of a reader! the meanings in each deck are slightly varied anyway - treating the lovers in one deck as the same as the lovers in another deck just doesn't give the subtle differences justice.

then, i write notes on what the cards say in the book - i usually keep the notes as small as possible, as i want wiggle room to draw my own conclusions.

then, i mesh the meanings together in a way that i feel will make who i'm reading for satisfied. sometimes that is one paragraph, sometimes, it's six. i try to give them their money's worth if they're paying me good dollars for their reading. i ask for lucifer's wisdom always during this stage, as i feel he will cause relevant card meanings and conclusions to pop into my head. due to this, from trusting my intuition, i trust lucifer's. lucifer has always helped me with my readings, so thus, i go to him.

if it's a demon i'm doing a reading for, sometimes i'll give them another offering afterwards and thank them for their time.

the important thing with channeling i think, besides practice, is to give some kind of incentive to the spirit you're wanting to channel. you want them to work with you here, and thus you need to have them want to work with you, too.

i always have an incentive and reward system in place, and from what i've seen from my clients, the spirits get DOUBLE the offerings because usually the reading makes them closer to the client WHICH THEN allows the client to give them their own energy and passion ON TOP of mine. what's not to love about that kind of attention?

also, last note, i trust myself and i trust the process. if you think you're gonna have a flimsy reading, you're more likely going to get a flimsy reading. that's where practice and experience comes in, you get more confident over time because of experience! i used to be SO self conscious about myself, and it was only until i started trusting 1. the spirit i was communicating with and 2. lucifer (you would trust whoever you work with in place of lucifer) that i started realising i just needed to relax and keep at it. sometimes, taking a breath and starting over is your best tool to use here.

okay i lied about that last note, sometimes i will ask for a gut feeling, additionally. thus, if i get a gut feeling that i haven't drawn the right card, i'll redraw. that's another thing i feel doesn't make you a bad reader. i'll reverse cards, unreverse cards, redraw, anything to make the reading seem right to me. the only thing i will never mess around with are cards that jump out (provided it wasn't me being a bad shuffler).

BUUUUUT that's everything i think! i hope my answer was satisfying. i tried to break it down into an understandable bit of info. if you have any other questions feel free to ask!

[detectiveaesthetic]

Oh gosh I've been away from tumblr for a few years and everything is so different 😆

[blueopalsystem]

Anon just called it MPD and said BPD and NPD should be it

Anon doesn't know how BPD or NPD work

Shouldn't BPD and NPD be simply called MPD? since each of these disorders have at least two or multiple personalities?

this ask confuses me greatly❓❓❓

BPD and NPD do not have multiple personalities, pwBPD and NPD often struggle with identity confusion/identity disturbance, but that doesn't mean we have multiple personalities. alters (the proper term for what i guess you mean by personality) are caused by a type of disssociation called identity alteration, which is different from identity confusion/disturbance and happens in CDDs (DID, OSDD-1, ect). BPD may be expliclity included in the theory of structural dissociation, but dissociative parts in BPD are often not autonomous enough to be considered alters.

someone can definitely experience both though, coming from a DID system with BPD and NPD.

[cherryblossom-chopper]

ღ Aftercare ღ

Content: Aftercare with Ace, Sanji, Usopp, and Zoro. Suggestive Content.

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~Ace is exhausted and sweaty; so sweaty. Fire powers are all fun and games until physical activity makes you sweat. He desperately needs a shower, and Ace insists you join him. ~ He’ll get a little handsy in the privacy of the tub, but Ace is barely keeping his eyes open once he starts to get clean. Getting a handful of your ass is just so satisfying that even a man barely staying upright can’t resist. ~ “Take a nap with me, babe. I gotta have my big spoon. How do you expect me to be comfortable without you?”

・‥…━━━☆

~ Oh, lords, bless him. Sanji is so happy. Sex instantly puts him in a good mood. He’s nothing but smiles and unending praise for you. How could he not be? Sanji has been blessed with your body; nothing can ruin his day now. ~ Sanji will feel guilty if you do anything for him. He wants to get you water or a snack and clean you up, not vice versa. Acts of service are a significant way for him to show love and gratitude for all the filthy acts you indulge in. ~ “Relax, darling, I already have everything taken care of. You’ve been so good to me; let me return the favor. Pretty please, my love?”

・‥…━━━☆

~ Usopp needs a minute to himself. You haven’t done anything wrong; he just needs to collect himself. He doesn’t mind if you stay in bed or start cleaning up, but after a few miniutes of silence, Usopp will start pawing for your attention. ~ He’s pretty clingy after the fact. Usopp feels great but needs to debrief with you, even for the most vanilla sex. It just doesn’t feel right not to check in on you. Besides, Usopp just likes to talk. Who is better to talk to than his beloved? ~ “Gods, I feel so good. Like all the stress just melted away. Must be your magic fingers.”

・‥…━━━☆

~ Zoro’s aftercare is not great. It’s something he’s working on. His instinct is to collapse and take a hard nap, but Zoro also knows he’s not the only participant. ~ His aftercare is mostly fetching you things. Zoro’s not sure what to say besides gruffly asking if you’re okay. It’s easier for him to check you for bruises and get you water before tapping out than having a long conversation about feelings. ~ “You look satisfied. Didn’t pull too hard, did I?”

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[alpinelogy]

Fic Writer Interview

thank you for tagging me @13834. Hopefully the tag works <3

Under the cut cause I said so much help. This took like an hour?? Probably maybe even longer

How many works do you have on ao3? 16 posted as attraqtia + 6 posted on anon + 1 one I hid because I did not like it. And an extra one on my old AO3 but I'm discounting that one lmao. Also back in the day I posted on a further unspecified fanfic archive that is not AO3 (and is still around) as well as on Wattpad and ff.net but I've forgotten my username and login to all and I refuse to admit to those anyway so...

What’s your total word count? 238,447 words. Insane

What are your top 5 fics by kudos?

ether strike (313 kudos)

galaxy collapse (somebody scream) (257 kudos)

home is only a town (you're just a guest) (224 kudos)

kicked out the stage lights (you’re still performing) (222 kudos)

system’s breaking down (there’s been a glitch) (214 kudos)+ because I find it funny, 6th place is shared between fill your drink with tonic gin (this is the american dream) and universum both at 187 kudos

Do you respond to comments? Why/why not? I try to (I say as if I have responded to a comment within the past several months) but I am not very good at it. Wish i could like a comment tbh, sometimes it is a idk what to say but your comment made me smile. Also I just get so much burnout I hate it here

What's the fic you've written with the angstiest ending? Uh... probably fill your drink with tonic gin (this is the american dream). Don't really write angsty endings but this is open ended so o7

What's the fic you've written with the happiest ending? Heckies there are several possibilities. Ignoring pwp cause I almost exclusively write established relationship so that is technically happy;

galaxy collapse (somebody scream) is a romcom that ends in loscar happy in a relationship. Happiest ending I've written. That being said

we found wonderland (you and i got lost in it) has a less happy ending but it is significantly angstier so it has a bigger range of emotions. Same goes for kicked out the stage lights (you're still performing). Putting them together cause they both have the roughly same setup of lost contact in an angsty way

same goes for now entering a world (from which you will never return) aka timeloop. Not a super happy ending but the amount of angst makes it feel more happy I think

finally maybe we got lost (in translation) and home is only a town (you're just a guest) are both getting together fics and they end in a happy get together. So adding those as well. They are not romcoms since there is plenty of drama and angst in both

Do you write crossovers? Uh... no rules (in breakable heavens) aka cycling au is a crossover right? I took guys from media A (F1) and put them into the universe of media B (cycling). Granted they are both sports that exist in the same universe but I think this should count as a crossover to me

Have you ever received hate on a fic? Nope. Thank fucking god. In all my close to a decade of writing never and I hope it stays that way

Do you write smut? If so, what kind? Yeah. Mostly established relationship pwp so I am pleading to AO3 to please add tenderhorny as a tag, most of my smut involves some (mild) kinks but also the established relationship part is important!!

Only single thread of gold (tied me to you) has explicit smut and is not pwp lmao. And yeah... that also has domestic fluff as a tag so who tf knows

Have you ever had a fic stolen? Nope. Or at least no that I know of

Have you ever had a fic translated? Nope

Have you ever co-written a fic before? No... technically. Me and kiro have been floating an idea of co-writing a fic earlier this year but we never got around to it. Kiro come back from the war (US education system) I wanna co-write that fic 🥺

That being said I would love to cowrite a fic one day, it always sounds so fun!! Any writing mutuals (or non writing mutuals who even just need an emotional support writer or anything else o7) hmu I would love to co-write a fic <3

What's your all-time favourite ship? All time including previous fandoms? Bokuaka from Haikyuu!!

F1 only? Probably Piarles actually. Or Loscar or Lolex, been leaning a lot towards Lolex recently Honorary cycling mention: pogrog. The ideas people post and the few fics on AO3... Please these two intrigue me so much

What's a WIP that you want to finish but don't think you ever will? I am eternally scared I would never finish time travel George :(((. Really wanna write it, one of these days I will lock in I promise.

What I will never actually write? The original iteration of rbr!Oscar. Idk if I ever will write a version of it, I plotted the original version in August last year and my opinion of rbr has changed since then. I have replotted some of it few months bac but idk how I feel about rbr still lmao. But I am stealing a lot of the backstory for a Merc!Oscar AU so I suppose it works out :3c

Cycling AU also used to look very different. Tbh if anyones interested I'd love to yap about it, don't think it could ever work and it was the first thing I plotted but I have a soft spot for it :). Honestly I just really wanna talk about cycling AU, I have done so much worldbuilding for it and I adore it <3

More ideas from 2023 I will never finish: a Le Mans au for a further unspecified ship, several landoscar wips, several different takes on the pierresteban beef (one day I will write one. Just the ones I have rn will never make it out of the Google docs in their current state). Several different character studies of a driver I now hate so 😂😭

What are your writing strengths? Description I think. Being ESL and having a read a lot in English as a child means that my vocabulary is wide and messy and I am willing to stick three different words with the same meaning next to each other so lol and lmao

What are your writing weaknesses? Dialogue. Idk how to even talk with people irl, does anyone think I can wrote a dialogue of two people?

What are your thoughts on writing dialogue in other languages in a fic? Idk I'm not a huge fan unless it is to make a point? Like if you speak the language then I suppose but idk, dont vibe with it

That being said non-English pet names when relevant (ie Piarles using pet names in French) is cute :)))

What was the first fandom you wrote for? Refuse to admit to it. Second one was Naruto asdfghj

What's a fandom/ship you haven't written for yet but want to? PIERRESTEBAN. Like my second wip ever after cycling au was pierresteban. I have always had at least one pierresteban wip. I never managed to write one that I actually liked but one of these days they will be free. Lets see if I can finish my Brazil fic (also known as azincourt so if that spawns o7) or not

Also gewis. I always forget I have not written them yet lmao, time travel George truly lives rent free in my head :)))

And one of these days I will write a proper cycling fic, not an a with the F1 guys. I just... have a weird relationship with cycling rpf on account of growing up with the sport, but I respect the work yall do and I do have the cycling rpf tag opened in a tab on my phone. One of these days I will process my thoughts on it and then write a pogrog fic o7

What's your favourite fic you've written? Heck idk. Top 3 5 in no particular order:

galaxy collapse (somebody scream) - not that good cause its close to a year old but I adore the premise, I adore the vibes, I adore her so much. She is so fun and chill I think I could've done a better job on her in hindsight so she does not get to be No1 but my beloved

now entering a world (from which you will never return) - timeloop!! Probably if I had to say just one it would be her, a labor of love, I think some bits of my thesis of the fic (trust the people around you, it is okay to rely on them at times) are clumsily executed within the actual text and in hindsight there might be bits I wanna retcon but I do adore her a lot

we found wonderland (you and i got lost in it) - my dearly beloved first proper long fic. I still regularly think about the galex in this AU. Like no joke I have made up a very cheesy and idealized and probably lowk ooc future for them that I shall not yap on here about (re: the ooc bit) but honestly, if anyone wants to know it I am willing to yap in DMs o7

kicked out the stage lights (you’re still performing) - so fun to write!! wrote across like three or four sessions, feels like a very condensed version of wonderland and yes. I may or may not have thought of what happens after as well

home is only a town (you're just a guest) - I adore soulmate AUs a lot!! It was on my bucket list to write some day and I'm so glad I finally wrote it!! I vibe with the premise so much and the world building my beloved, so many bits to explore in just Alex and Logan's upbringing (bottom line consider the fact that Charles and Alex would have a fundamentally different relationship cause Charles' soulmate is also named Alex!! Just marinate on that) + honorary mention of no rules (in breakable heavens). I was (and still am lowk) working through a burnout so she is sorta ass but its cycling au. I adore cycling au. I don't think I can put it into words how much the cycling au means to me, one of these days I will write drabbles about the other guys. Bottom line George and Alex in that AU intrigue me

Sorry for the long ass yap asdfgh. Tagging uh... @landoisokay @lafaerie @weegreenbean @autumn816 @femmegeorge @racingliners and @kiroiimye if you by any chance open Tumblr in the next few days >:) come on come back to writing

[vacantgodling]

Hi, I hate to be a bother but is chapter 1 of Paramour (hope I'm spelling that right) the only chapter you've shared or are there more posted? your writing is so good and I've fallen in love with the story after seeing your anniversary art. Also, do you post it anywhere outside of Tumblr? unfortunately, the color scheme of your blog and the size of the font makes it hard for my poor eyesight to read (No hate to you btw I just zoom in real close)

hello hello!! firstly you are not at ALL a bother <3 (also you're spelling it right lol) regarding my desktop blog, i bumped up the font size so i hope that's helped it be a bit more readable? i'm planning on changing up color schemes and the like at the end of this year, but i hope the size change makes it more bearable ;3;

secondly, hearing that people like my writing enough to want to seek more of it has me giggling and kicking my feet so THANK YOU for enjoying chapter 1 and the art so much--there's some details that may or may not get added in whenever i eventually make a third pass at writing this behemoth and i spent 6 hours slaving over that drawing LMAO SO i really appreciate you reading it AND telling me you enjoyed it im so EEEE

at this time, i'm not formally publishing / putting out paramour because its still very much a work-in-progress (essentially, i'm working on draft 2 right now bc i'm doing some major outline renovating, but tbh i'm thinking that when i DO feel like i'm at the point that i want to publish it, i'm kinda leaning towards a serial style like @/stjohnstarling's what manner of man... but those are details for several years from now, i'm just rambling at this point) BUT FEAR NOT!! its my main obsession at all times and i have posted a TON about it on my blog. but for your convenience, i've compiled all the 'main' writing bits that i've posted on this blog over the past several years into this ask so that way if you wanna just read the 'main' meat and potatoes that i've decided to release from the vault so to speak... then here they are.

but, if in general you want to peruse my main wip tag, i talk about paramour so much its Ridiculous lmao -> s: paramour and you can check out the overview powerpoint intro i made for it here, just to get a clearer picture of what the heckie is going on lol -> powerpoint intro

anyway though, the list of main writings, broken into a couple of sections. i will also preface, that chapter 1 doesn't make it too apparent--but there is a LOT of sex, kink, and romance involved in this story. so proceed at your own disgression dear anon since i'm not sure how you feel about that lol.

MAIN WIP WRITINGS (in chronological story order)

paramour draft 2 chapter 1: pre-wedding

paramour (title drop 👀 but this scene is gonna end up slightly different in draft 2)

midnight query (amon and erecia talk in some undetermined chapter)

the bird & the worm (flashback to amon at 12)

but i am not (a bit from chapter 9 of draft 1)

masquerade (the first time hya and amon fuck—there is smut proceed with caution. also the latter half of chapter 9 draft 1)

an invitation (excerpt from chapter 10 draft 1)

displeasure (a relationship snippet from an undetermined chapter)

nervous (just hya and amon being kinky)

ties that bind (kink interrupted by feelings from some undetermined chapter)

divine (some sappy shit from an undetermined chapter)

hiccup (excerpt from chapter 20 of draft 1)

AUS & JUST FOR FUNZIES (meaning not in the main wip)

jealousy (amon & hya slums au—where both of them grow up in central halifax)

pleasure (amon’s birthday present 2023-> this is sex/smut so proceed with caution)

a fool’s errand (role swap au—aka the au where amon is rich and hya is the butler)

laundry (role swap au)

wedding invitation (role swap au—amon being friends with myrtus makes me insane actually)

i know what you’re saying (amon & hya slums au)

[doublegoblin]

OC Smash or Pass

Omg this is such a fun concept thanks for the tag @tisiphonewolfe

Rules: pretty self explanatory. include physical descriptions or pics, and propaganda. the “other” label can be used for “sexuality misalignment” (ie: oc is femme and you’re gay, vice versa or you aren’t into smashing but a specific thing you wanna do with them like perhaps hug or study them under a microscope idc)

Alex, Manager of Auditing

Artwork by the lovely @transscrina

Wordy description:

Alex's primary form is that of a robbed figure. Their robes are made of a material that is similar in texture and feel to a cross between cotton and silk. The robes are normally a deep purple (they can freely change the color but it can respond to stronger emotions like chameleon lol) with golden trimming around the edges of the hood and sleeves. This trimming is made of two thicker lines (one on the very edge and the other about an inch up) with cuneiform like symbols between them.

From out of the sleeves are the "wrists and hands" which are more like voids in the shape of humanoid hands.

Under the hood is their "face" a black void mostly but their facial features (eyes and mouth) are visible as these sort of illustrations in a saturated teal, wrinkles and bags under the eyes are also visible. Their features are neither masculine nor feminine, they present androgynous.

Some of that basic bio stuff-

Race: Dreamer

Height: Variable but maintains around 7'(2.13m)

Age: N/A, the place they are from is not bound by time.

Gender: N/A, lol so Dreamers do not have a defined concept of gender since their bodies are fully changeable.

Pronouns: They/Them

Sexuality: What I would call Pan+ (I will not elaborate (: )

5 Pros and Cons~

Pros:

Full changeable body and immortal~ So I'll let you use your imagination.

Despite the demeanor they do enjoy having fun and being social, and if the vibe is right can be pretty easy going and down for anything.

Enjoys keeping an orderly existence so they will be down to help you organize and sort in a heartbeat.

Been around a real long time so they have some fun stories and funner facts.

Their job is to fix problems, so you can count on them to hear you out and help with what bothers ya.

Cons:

Their job is the top most and could fill this entire list lol. They are overworked and overtired. Their boss has an obsessive interest in them and them doing well so could try and break things off between you. Because of what their job requires they can be cold and distant, if not snippy and short when overwhelmed.

They are naturally a kind of blunt person, not trying to be rude but their not one to beat around the bush for more serious matters (idk that could be a pro).

Despite wanting to be social they do struggle with some of the finer cues, comes from being away from people a lot.

They are immortal and you are not lol

They can become obsessed with the small details and fixate on those, real miss the forest for the trees kinda deal

No pressure taggies foooooor: @asterhaze @tailoroffates @stanrendipity @mysticstarlightduck @garthcelyn @myancientmars @angie-j-kay @lola-theshowgrl and whoever the heckie else

[digitalgate02]

Digimental Weapons with Fanmade Digimentals!!

Read more about the concept here. • Unused Digimental Weapons. • Golden Digimental Weapons • Extra details!!

OF COURSE I’D USE MY OWN FANMADE DIGIMENTALS IN THIS CONCEPT!! Well, this time they were made without new Armor digimon, sorry sorry. I attempted designing Morphomon + Digimental of Wish evolution BUT I couldn’t get a decent design for this…

But I’ve been wanting to draw Menoa and Meiko for this. I also added Rina because why the heckie not? (Also I love Rina so hard, you’re aware of that already)

The idea came with this Rui doodle where I just imagined him wielding a sword and shield based on Iutismon’s design. EXCEPT! 02TB didn’t release yet, so we don’t know who Rui’s partner is (actually, it’s very suspicious that the 02TB website has a separate profile for both Rui and Ukkomon…) – so I ended up designing a Digimental Weapon based on the Digimental mostly. Remember? The Digimental of Fairness’ motif is knights, so its Digimental Weapon could be more in that sense.

Also, like I said before, they can take the shape of many other weapons/objects as long as the user’s intent is to protect the others/themself! So what if, in a scenario, Rui found this Digimental and it turned into a Digimental Weapon!? Well, it’s just some delusional idea…

As for the others, they were also designed without an Armor Digimon design, so it’s basically stuff based on the Digimental themselves.

With this, each of them are related to their motif:

Wish → its Digimental Weapon is based on magic, so a spell book for Menoa here.

Happiness → based on music, so a keyboard for Meiko.

Determination → based on fighting, so Rina got boxing gloves.

Fairness → based on knights, thus a Sword + Shield for Rui, as explained before.

Y’know, this concept is my sweet baby… But I don’t mind if peeps make their own Digimental Weapons with their own fanmade Digimentals. Look, it’s very fun! So I totally encourage doing it – Tag me if you do them please 😙

[themarcheschronicle]

Scene Recap: LORG

Before I put the cut on this one, I wanna talk about my players a bit. Jesse, who's playing Auspex (Obrimos Mystie bird nerd), has never played CofD or WoD (old or new) before. They only know one other player (Bash, who plays Avolio), and they're nervous because getting into new systems, especially high-complexity ones, is HARD. We have not told Jesse why the name Auspex makes us all giggle a little, or tried to feed deep CofD lore yet. They have, however, played D&D, notably a raised-by-wolves half-elf druid named Ylva.

But they came at me with a really cool concept, and we powered through creation and I knew when I saw that they and Shiva, the Moros Guardian sad dead man, both had an interest in outdoorsmanship and Survival specs, that I wanted to throw them into this exact scenario.

Yes, it's January, but it's reached over 45 degrees and it's sunny on this particular day, so it's time to go hiking. James Rabinowitz, called Shiva among the Wise has brought his two dogs (beagle named Beatrice and wolfhound named Volf) out to the Grove and invited Jay Faulkner, called Auspex, to join him.

For the first part of this scene, I was busy at work, so the two mages did basic small talk--I did establish, though, that it was a quiet enough area--no Sleepers around--that it'd be safe to talk Mage shit.

Eventually, I got off work and got home just as James's player mentioned the wolfhound sniffing the base of a tree. Oh, perfect, there's my cue.

After smelling the tree, the dog whimpers and takes a few steps back.

Both players rolled Animal Ken and perception, with Auspex getting an exception success on the former, 1 success on the latter. Shiva got 1 success on the AK, none on the perception.

Auspex, you see that reaction and are certain that the wolfhound just tagged into the scent marking of another large predator. Wolf? Bear? Cougar? Something potent (and recent) enough to genuinely spook the fella. But the way he stepped backwards was toward Shiva, a protective motion even in his tail-tucked fear. He's a good dog!

And for the perception check--well, there's movement. It's Winter, everything is bare and leafless, so something a good couple hundred feet away is still visible. You can't make out what, other than...you have this impression of LORG.

And Jesse, who was nervous about the spellcasting system, came out immediately with So I would like to cast Web of Life (think a Detect Life spell) as a praxis, I think you did this on purpose.

...I'd forgotten that we made that Auspex's praxis. But yes, it was perfect for this moment in time. It took a moment to work out the spellcasting everything--I'm not going into full detail, but there's one part that's particularly important. From the text of the Web of Life Spell:

Because the unfiltered sensing of all life might provide a sensory overload, most mages specify certain types of life to detect, such as “humans, insects, and birds” or “only dogs.”

Jesse: Can I specify life larger than, say, a dog? Solstice: All the trees in this forest are bigger than a dog. Jesse: animal life. I know better than that Solstice: I know you do. Jesse: I am smart and also I am an airhead, that's all Solstice: Second moment of pedantry: there are two dogs in this scene that are decidedly different sizes. Jesse: medium-sized dog. golden retriever or bigger Jack (Shiva's player): that's gonna catch Volf Jesse: that's okay! Solstice: It'll also catch both of you, unless you're excluding sapient creatures. Jesse: I am not

This could have gone very differently if Jesse had excluded sapient life, because what is in the woods is an Uratha (werewolf) in their dire wolf form. Like, can you imagine hearing "You activate your praxis and learn whatever large thing is moving out there? It is not an animal larger than a dog"? That'd be pretty hecky!

Instead... The Web of Life lights up similar to the Detect magic spell from Skyrim. You see Volf and James and yourself glow. You become aware of a small herd of deer over yonder. And there's a shape out there, seems to be approaching the deer. The shape is not unlike a wolf.

The size is somewhat more akin to that of a horse.

Now, in the middle of the spellcasting, Jack mentioned being sleepy and needing to leave soon, and in retrospect, I kiiiinda wish I'd put a cliffhanger right here. Instead, I let the boys discuss for a bit--Shiva was in favor of just GTFOing. Auspex, however, is my character with the Curious/Impulsive virtue/vice combo.

I offered the players a choice: you can end the scene, get out clean and do your own research, or we can pause and pick up another time. This is one of the joys of Discord, where you are is preserved in text.

However, Shiva convinced Auspex to leave it alone for now, and the scene ended with them carefully heading back to their cars, as Shiva's beagle bayed at the scent of the Uratha still in the woods.

Fun fact: this is a member of a different pack than the FLGS. This group operate out of a small bar, the Rand Roadhouse. I figured the area could have a couple packs. I'm debating whether there's some Pure or Bale Hounds closer to Barrington. There's also a couple vampires and changelings around, but as with the mages, most of the action is in the city.

In a couple cases, being out of the oversight of the main ruling body is intentional, unlike it is for our mage player characters.

[endlesscacophony]

Me: I defeated Signora!! Woo!!

@inanthesis: you need her boss drop materials to level Thoma's talents

Me: D:<

[hahanoiwont]

well, 3ish hours later my brain is fried and the length of the first chapter has doubled. it’ll need at least 2 rounds of editing before I’m good to post it, but that might be what I post this weekend, if anything. Or I’ll get back to the scenes with Slim and polish those, because frankly that’s the part of the fic I’m most excited about rn. or I’ll take this weekend off. We’ll see!

[crustyy-loves-levi]

okay so im just gonna say this is the first one ive made and i know it may suck but hey get a little extra money anyway you can am i right? but if anyone would like a cute little iphone 7 phone case  well maybe check the first one ive made out? and if you by chance want something custom i would gladly do that!

[meanderfall]

me, at like 10:30 pm: wow time for bed, i can’t believe i stayed up so late

[laurelled-by-lavender]

the best kept secrets will unveil themselves, only when the moon shines.

bokuto cuddles

that’s it. that’s the post.....

just kidding! here’s a fluffy koutarou fic just for u!

pairing: bokuto kotaro x fem!reader content warnings: not many, fluffy as heckie, reader has boobies?, bokuto is tired, slightly suggestive part (he VERY LIGHTLY touches ur boobie *le gasp*) word count: 2,481 author's note: i tried my best not to include pronouns for the reader (if any mistakes please let me know!) though, as read in the tags, reader has boobies, reader is insecure, though it’s only mentioned at one part, kou literally loves you so so much.

it was late. so so late. and you were dead tired, yet you couldn’t fall asleep. you roll over, checking the time on your phone. you winced as you were momentarily blinded by the light which was emitted from it, before finally reading the three numbers which sat at the top of your screen. 

3:43

dang. 

at least it’s saturday tomorrow (today), and you don’t have to worry about waking up early and feeling groggy and exhausted during your day. when you do manage to fall asleep, you’d certainly not wake up before you’re ready, and there was absolutely nothing that could stop you. 

that would’ve been great. really, it would’ve, except, after an hour, you STILL hadn’t managed to fall asleep. you had tried everything. you tried keeping your eyes open, keeping them closed, counting sheep, countless different sleeping positions, and yet... nothing. you were getting frustrated, and by this point, quite thirsty. 

you groan and sluggishly get up off of your bed, put on some fluffy socks (knowing that the kitchen floor is freezing, especially at night) and take your blanket with you. you carefully peel the door open, just in case bokuto, your roommate, was home. you didn’t want to disrupt his sleep, knowing that he’s probably exhausted from practice today. 

you loved having him as your roommate. and while, yes, at times, he could be a little messy and clumsy, he’s always been good with paying rent (surprisingly) and always amazing company to have. 

other than the occasional clean up (which really isn’t that taxing) he was the perfect roommate. 

and he always thanks you in his own way when you do, bringing home some delicious desserts and snacks to keep you happy once he’s realized what you’ve done for him. after dinner, you’d be watching movies, or simply having a conversation about your day on the couch, munching on the yummy food he’s bought, when he explains how he was going to take care of his mess after he came home from practice (even though you both know he was probably going to forget about it) it’s almost become a sort of routine. 

a trade, if you will. 

you do a little cleaning, and he brings you food in return. general maintenance and chores of the apartment were a given for you, and you actually kind of enjoyed doing them. it got your mind off of things and allowed a distraction when things at school/work got busy. picking up his small messes were barely an addition to your regular chores, so if anything, it was a win for you. 

you silently cursed at the door as it squeaked open.

great. of course, things go exactly as you don’t want them to go. 

that seemed like a reoccurring theme tonight (this morning)

you realized how silly it would look if anyone were to see you right now, frantically shushing an inanimate object, such as a door as if you were a librarian. you took a breath and held it when your door was finally wide open, worried that the prolonged screech of the door had woken up koutarou. you didn’t hear any shuffling from the thin walls that surrounded you. thank god.

he may never admit it, but you can see the tired bags that occasionally appear underneath his eyes. you could see he was tired most days. so incredibly tired, but he hid it.

in fact, he hid it very well. though, you’ve known him long enough, and lived with him long enough to know that it was only because he didn’t want to worry anyone he cared about. especially not you. 

you slipped out of your room, not bothering to close the door and live through the inevitable squeak it’ll blare throughout the apartment. 

you trudged to the kitchen and grabbed a mug (all the glasses were in the dish washer, and you were too lazy to open it even though you knew the cycle was done and they were clean) and filled it with water. you gulped it all down, then  filled it once again. you drained the mug a second time and placed it rim down in the sink. you turned to go back to your room, but stopped in your tracks as you spotted a very tall, very muscled silhouette standing a couple meters away from you. you didn’t even hear him open his bedroom door. 

frowning slightly, you take a step forward, hugging the blanket closer to you, as it has slipped from your shoulders while you drank from your mug. you’re about to apologize for waking him up, knowing how he’s likely exhausted, but before you could even utter a word, he interrupts you. his shoulders are slightly lifted, tense almost, but they drop when he takes in your appearance and he approaches you with the softest voice you’ve ever heard him use,

“oh my gosh, are you okay? why are you up so late?”

you observe his hair. it’s down and flowing so so gorgeously. it’s slightly messy and covering his eyes a little, yet you couldn’t think of a sight more beautiful. it was always so soft like this, without all the styling gel. he’s told you how he find his hair a bother when playing and how it would always get in his eyes. his iconic hairstyle not only resembled that of an owl, but allowed him to play at his full potential, without anything obstructing his view, and sticking to his forehead when sweat accumulated. in fact, he became so accustomed to the practical hairstyle it became his new norm anytime he went out, even to run simple errands. 

still, like this, he looked softer. you figured that he probably took a shower when he got home from practice to wash off the days grime and sweat, resulting in the fluffy hairstyle. you knew that when his hair was like this, it was because he was comfortable. it was when he was the most relaxed and at ease. he had no where to be right now other than with you. 

he takes three gentle steps towards you. it’s all he needed to be close enough to pull you into his chest, wrapping his arms around you in a warm hug.

you melt into his embrace, smiling and breathing in his scent.

he smelled good. familiar. like home.

you missed him so much.

it’s not like you don’t ever see him. you see him all the time. you live with him, for god’s sake. but that doesn’t mean you don’t miss his presence. he felt like home, too. wherever he is seems to be where home is. you wouldn’t consider this place your real home without him.

the hug lasts for a while. it seems like you both need it.

your souls mesh together and bond. it was only you and him in that moment, standing still in an embrace, while the moon still shone in the sky. the faint light came in through the window above the sink. it did little to illuminate the kitchen you were in, but the glow it emitted on the counter-tops felt so right, and so fitting.

you start to feel sleepy for the first time in a long time, and sense yourself sway lightly on your feet. he pulls away, steadying you by the waist, squeezing a little.

then, slowly but surely, he’s dragging his fingertips along your sides, up and up, along your rib cage. the blanket slips from your shoulders, onto the cold kitchen tiles. his hands continue their journey along your curves as his eyes follow every move. fingertips grazing the sides of your breasts through your thin top, you gasp lightly, and he stops. he looks into your eyes as you open yours to meet his. it was a mutual understanding. he knew what it meant. don’t stop. goosebumps followed in the path of his fingertips, dragging up your collarbones and neck. finally, his hands reach your face. he holds your jaw in both of his hands, cradling your face in the gentlest manner he can muster. it reminds you of how he held that baby bunny that one time you had gone to the pet store together. 

it was a spontaneous decision. you were passing by some shops when you noticed the new store. knowing of your shared love for animals, you grabbed his arm and pulled him into the store on a whim. a few short minutes pass, and you’re walking along the many different sections, admiring and observing every single animal on the way. you find koutarou holding a tiny grey baby bunny, no bigger than a grapefruit. he has the fluffy animal in both of his cupped hands. his back is slightly curved over, his shoulders raised as he brings his palms closer to his face to inspect the little creature. his eyes are wide in awe as he watches it’s every move. when the little grey bunny twitched it’s tiny nose, bokuto unconsciously mimicked it.

you watched the interaction for five whole minutes without saying a word. you doubt he even knew you were there. 

when it was time to leave, koutarou had a hard time letting go. he seemed to have grown attached to the bunny, and it hurt you too, seeing him let it go. you wanted to buy that bunny rabbit, just for him. to see him so happy everyday, but your apartment complex didn’t allow pets, and truthfully, you don’t know if bokuto was the best person to take care of a pet. especially one so young. they can be a lot of work, and lord knows koutarou is always busy.

he admires you for a while, examining your face. it was strangely intimate, and yet, you felt no urge to stop it. 

you felt as though you had many flaws. you had acne, your skin wasn’t smooth by any means and you were quite insecure about many of your features. bokuto helped you understand that none of these things were flaws. not a single one. they were what made you you, and you are perfect just the way you are.

he brings his lips to your face, kissing softly. your nose, your cheeks, chin and forehead before stopping. he hesitates at your lips, unsure if he’s reading the situation wrong, if he’s making you uncomfortable. maybe this was too intimate for you? he thinks. 

but as he looks into your eyes, he sees pure and utter love, admiration and desperation. he pulls you to him slowly, and your lips meet. it was so gentle and oddly vulnerable. when you pull away from each other, it was silent. you two’d never done that before, yet it felt so right. so normal and familiar. 

he thinks of kissing you again. god, how he would love to kiss you again. though, he sees the exhaustion written over your face, and there’s no doubt that you see it on his too. 

“you’re tired, aren’t you?” he whispers

you nod ever so slightly, and cuddle back into his chest, arms still wrapped around him.

he picks you up, along with your blanket and brings you to his room.

on any other day, you would have protested when he picked you up, but you were so tired, and he made it so look easy, that you didn’t even bother. if he was able to pick you up as swiftly and quickly when he’s exhausted as he does when he’s full of energy, there was no reason for you to question or worry. you know kou. and you know that when he wants to do something, he’ll do it. plus, you take such good care of him, there’s no way he couldn’t treat you like a princess.

he places you in his bed and you shiver slightly, already accustomed to his warmth. he quickly places your fluffy blanket over you and climbs into the bed to lay beside you. he then brings the comforter over both of you and you smile a little at the warmth and stability it provides. the slight weight of the layers was nostalgic. it comforted you in a way you could never understand, and you found it endearing that bokuto had remembered that tiny detail from your childhood.

“you feelin’ okay bunny?” he asks. you chuckle a little at the pet name. 

“bunny?” you question. your eyes were closed as you spoke to him while smiling. “where’s that coming from?”

“i dunno, you just remind me of a bunny. soft, cute. it checks out all the boxes.”

“you think im cute?” you ask. you couldn’t stop smiling if you wanted to.

“let’s be honest here, y/n, who doesn’t think you’re cute?”

“me. i’m sure there are others.” you say lightly.

you can see his lips turn downward at the corners despite the darkness of the room, but he doesn’t press the matter any further, or say anything else.

in the silence, you reach your hand over and touch his hair. it makes his brain go fuzzy. it was like a massage, from you no less. 

he was in heaven.

everything was warm and fluffy and perfect. 

it didn’t take long for you to fall asleep. when he felt your fingers slow down and ultimately stop their twiddling in his hair, he knew you had finally fallen into your slumber. he smiles to himself, you’re so cute, he thinks.

 he gently grabs your wrist and removes your hand from his hair and drapes it over your stomach.

he then positions himself in a way where he can comfortably hold you. you turn into him in your sleep and bury your face in his neck unconsciously.

his heart just about melts right then and there.

he can’t help but place a kiss right under your ear.

“i love you,” he says, barely above a whisper. “much more than i think i should. you’ve made me a better person, and every day, you make me realize that i have a reason to live. to continue to fight and to pursue my passions. hell, i pay rent on time, just for you. i can’t stand the thought of living with anyone else. sharing my space and my comfort with anyone else. it’s all for you, baby. and y’know, maybe one day, you’ll realize why i loved that bunny so much. why your my bunny.”

he swears he can see your lips twitch into a smile in your sleep, but all he does is close his eyes and allow sleep to take him over.

in your dreams that night, you hear a voice, an echo in the far distance, calling you a bunny. their bunny. someone tells you they love you. it’s familiar, but all too hazy. 

what a strange dream.

maybe it’ll make sense when you wake up.

[jolikmc]

@transienturl replied to your post “[Tumblr?] XKit Rewritten: The “New New””:

Oof, definitely bug report that "context invalidated" error on Github with any details you have! I'll look into that. Some of your list is in Rewritten already, by the way: quick tags shows up in the editor if you turn the beta post editor on, and turning off avatar sticky scrolling is in Tweaks! What does that small text one do? I've never head of that one before.

Upon double-checking… I see the option in Tweaks, after all.  Instead of "Stop avatars from scrolling along with the post", it's labeled as "Remove sticky effect from post avatars".  A little less clear, but yeah, it does the same thing! 👍 Regarding the Quick Tags thing… I absolutely, positively, 100% do not want to use the Beta Editor.  I use a lot of HTML in my posts on this blog and my writing blog, and the Beta Editor doesn't support that.  Ergo, I don't support them.  (:

Lastly… I honestly don't know what that "small text" thing does, either.  With the new Dashboard, I think all small text is formatted to one level regardless of how many <small> tags there are?  I'unno.

Oh, and yeah, I'll swing by the Github page and report that bug. I just need to remember my account info.  It's been sooo looong… Edit: Okay, no I won't.  I can't get it happen, anymore – not even with really old replies.  What the heckie?

(Also, unrelatedly, April was part of the New XKit team and was one of the main active developers before moving to this version, so I view it as more of a continuation than a separate project in some ways - just one that doesn't require you to un-break 9 year old code to get anything done!)

Oh, really?  Hm.  Wonder if I interacted with April, before?  I used to yell at the support Tumblr, now-and-then, about broken plugins and I even compiled a list of what did and didn't work under the new interface… which I sort of ignored for almost a year…  It's nice to know some of the old New XKit critters are still bangin' about~

[berrynarrybanana]

Tag challenge

Rules are, show us what your lead characters have as each other’s names in their phone and the photo assigned to go along with it! (If your fic doesn’t have a face claim or is a reader insert than feel free to just do Harry (or whoever your leading guy is) OR if you want you can always do a nickname & aesthetic photo for your MC!)

I’m saying that @vanchlo has tagged me in this even though she hasn’t 😂 her hecky post had me so soft and I had to join in 🥺 I’m tagging @harry-is-my-medicine (bc i would die to see this for oath) and whoever else wants to join!

Harry : my honeybee 🐝 Bea: Squid 🦑

A little backstory and a sneak peek: these were taken on Harry and bea’s first date at the wine safari. Bea surprised Harry with a super romantic day that involved a lot of wining and dining 😏