#which im not sure how common that is in the rest of the world

[oifaaa]

can we please have more haunted asylum house stories please

The funniest thing about the asylum is that it's not even the spookiest place I've stayed at tho it does get those extra points bc I had to live there for a year also we didn't know it used to be an asylum when we moved in we had to find out via history book about historical buildings in our county and the picture they used was the front of the house with two 1800s kids standing in front which I'm pretty sure just is the start of a horror movie but yeah the asylum was your basic creepy place at one point I heard horses in the stables despite us not having horses when we lived at that house at one point I was in the house alone and the tap started running and the dog we had at the time refused to go upstairs you know classic stuff

[waepenwifestre]

Let's Talk About Security Culture: Why Keeping Secrets is Cool and Sexy

It's a natural impulse -- if you love crime -- to want to talk about how great it is. And if you hate America, it's only natural to want to share your dreams for its future with the rest of tumblr dot com. It can feel brave and transgressive. And there is a drive to share your soul with the world at the heart of social media. Surely I should be posting the most concrete implications of my politics, right? This is the poster's curse.

Security Culture refers to a set of "best practices" developed over the past several decades, largely (in a US context) coming out of radical environmental groups as they faced intense state repression, infiltration and entrapment. If you're not familiar, there's some fascinating crimethinc write ups to give you a window into that world:

Much of it boils down to: don't talk about crimes, past or forthcoming with people who don't need to know about them, and be mindful of the possibility of surveillance and infiltration. And, we can support each other as a community in minimizing risks, with an eye towards enabling bold action rather than getting bogged down in fears and anxieties. The guidelines that make sense for AG-based trouble-makers are different from the guidelines that make sense for posters, but plenty of common principles apply. To speak briefly to our position here as posters:

First, it bears saying that long term anonymity is nearly impossible to maintain. Unless you've never accessed Tumblr without a vpn, and avoided connections with other ppl who can be associated with you/your location, and never shared pictures without scrubbing metadata, and a bunch of other 100% consistent steps, it's trivial for the state to know who you are.

Second, just because something isn't actively being prosecuted now doesn't mean it can't be prosecuted later. The priorities of the state change and a shift in power towards the right or a growth in radical action from the left can suddenly make it a priority to destroy anarchist networks or just find a few ppl to prosecute as examples (who probably weren't that plugged into larger networks before getting arrested). Advocating for specific anti-government crimes or declarations of intent to commit such crimes are likely prosecutable, and even if charges don't stick, they're an easy vector for legal harassment.

Third, it's worth thinking about heat as separate from prosecutability. There are modes of engagement that may not be directly criminalized but signal that you are someone worth watching. Some people choose to be public in ways that make heat unavoidable. But it's worth noting that heat isn't strictly individualized, that it persists over time but also is going to shrink over time.

It's easy on here, ime, to see yourself as a proud member of the crime fandom but not much of a content creator. And it's easy to feel like you've generated an amount of heat where you're locked into that role. But heat you generated 10 years ago is probably pretty well gone. Heat you generated 5 years ago has faded substantially. It's worth thinking about how the world might shift in the coming years and what doors you want to keep open.

The non-individualized nature of heat also means that leaning into the spiciest of anti-state positions will make it a bad idea for people who are acting out those positions end up tied to you. Loudly talking about how "more people should be doing [X/Y/Z]" unfortunately sets you up to remain distant from people who might be doing or thinking about doing such things.

Which brings me back to: keeping secrets is sexy. Not spelling everything out builds intrigue. You can lay out a theoretical position and leave working out the practical implications of that as an exercise for the reader. There's value in opacity. The poster's curse and the drive to confess are extremely convenient for the state, but we can resist them. We can hold dreams in our hearts that we refuse to offer up to the posting spectacle.

[miaoua3]

could you do more wonwoo hcs?? here or on tiktok and maybe a little 18+… 🤫

hi! im doing a round two of husband hcs on tt as it is so he’s coming there either way! but i will do a bit here too, since you requested spicy ones as well (and i don’t want to get reported AGAIN on tt😭) so here you go! enjoy!

Wonwoo Boyfriend Headcanons:

•(sfw! hcs):

i feel like wonu would either go for someone exactly like him- im talking a proper nerd that likes things like lotr, games, is into science and all that- or somebody exactly the opposite of him, like a girly girl that likes makeup and who isn’t really into games all that much (maybe likes playing mario cart?? lol) and who talks 100 miles per hour, he just has this personality that easily adapts to people around him and he always tries to find a common ground with them to talk about so i can see his relationship going either way

we all said this at least once again but let’s repeat it just in case- sitting on his lap while he’s gaming is a MUST, he just loves your weight that grounds him while he’s aggressively typing on his keyboard, plus if you scratch his head while he’s in his own world? bye, he has officially entered heaven and isn’t sure how much he’d like to come back to the earth

unfortunately can’t cook for SHIT so you will have to take over that responsibility lol but he will try to help you to the best pf his abilities like handing you the things or maybe measuring some ingredients, BUT KEEP HIM AWAY FROM THE KNIVES AND MANDOLINS, ANYTHING SHARP FOR THAT MATTER

you would think that he would want to be discreet and keep his relationship a secret…you would think that, wouldn’t you? but then he’s off, buying you EVERYTHING matching, be it clothes, watches, jewellery, even glasses if you need to wear them- he would never want to hide you, he loves you so much and is so proud to be your partner, he wants to parade you around so everyone can know that you two belong to each other, he just doesn’t like going around and airing his business and private things about his relationship

loves to read you books at evening or when you two are going to sleep, there’s just something so calming about having your head resting on his chest or shoulder while he’s reading to you and seeing slowly fall asleep because of his voice-there’s nothing quite like having the love of your life be so at peace with you that they fall asleep because of you alone, there’s something so intimate and precious about the whole thing that always makes him fall asleep with a smile in his face

definitely another one that is obsessed with your hair, he just loves to play with it, twirl it around his fingers, (attempt to) braid it, grab a bit into a pony and spin it around while making helicopter noises lol he’s obsessed and is probably why you need to wash your hair more often because of him, him touching it makes it so much more dirtier so much faster lmao but its okay because he’s just a baby and he isn’t doing it out of some evil intent but because…fluffy hair makes wonu go woooow lemme play with it lol

people heard that therapist say that he gets jealous easily and that he’s a very territorial person and ran with it and made him out to be this cold and borderline aggressive partner (and now he has to play into that fantasy anytime he’s on a talk show which like ew leave my man alone) when that isn’t the case at all-he’s just very protective of you and just wants you to assure him that there isn’t anything for him to worry about because you are HIS and his alone, he just doesn’t look like the type to be so cold and controlling person and idk how most of the fandom came to that conclusion but okay

•(nsfw! hcs):

gets off from hearing you moan and call out his name, he himself isn’t the most vocal in the bedroom but he definitely loves it when you’re all whiny and crying out for him, he literally get 10x harder just from hearing your moans hit the shell of his ear

can definitely see him have a spit kink, just something about you knowing already when to open your mouth and him spitting in your mouth and you swallowing it and opening your mouth to show him that you swallowed it all like a good girl gets him going like nothing else in this world, also likes letting a drop of spit fall on your pussy when he’s about to enter you, he can’t explain it either but he just likes doing this so much like brain go brrrr when your girl swallows your spit

we all saw this coming but lets act surprised okay- cockwarming while he’s gaming is a must, he just loves seeing your leg shake with need while you try to sit there on his cock like a good girl while he, too, is trying to act all normal and talk into the mic while gaming-its all just so erotic and is your type of foreplay that is sure to make him fuck you very hard and well later

i can definitely see him being into collars and leashes (since he’s an anime fan and those two kinda go hand in hand), there’s nothing quite like seeing a pretty collar wrapped around your tiny and slender neck that makes his brain go completely blank- and if you decide to surprise him and pop on a some cat ears on your head? well let’s just you won’t be able to walk the next day lol

another one with a size kink, just seeing himself tower over you and being able to cover your whole body with his own makes his cock ache so hard, seeing how small your hand is while he’s holding it in his own, feeling your small hands on his huge back- it all just makes him so hard and brings him so much pleasure knowing that despite that much difference in size and strength you chose to trust him with your body makes him go even more insane than before

oh this little rascal that loves to finger you in public places will be the death of you, you can’t wear a skirt around him if you are out in public because he will just creep behind you and first start by gently rubbing your butt, and then getting his hand underneath your skirt until he finally full on fingers you in public, you pray to every known god that nobody can see you two and how easy you have given into him fingering you in the bright daylight

isn’t into degrading you by calling you names, but he will definitely kinda mock your from time to time, he will just go “aww, what’s that baby? is this cock too big for you? should we maybe stop then?”, he just likes to rile you up and make you whine in need for him, but he would never call you names :( he loves you too much for that

anyway that’s all for wonwoo! hope you like it nonnie🫶

[hyruleairbnb]

I always was interested in natural phenomenons such as diseases weather conditions or mutations. I was working on a series of multiple images showing exact these thematics.

Please consider I portrayed them in loz species due it fits this account. I won’t make fun of one of these conditions. Thank you 👉🏽👈🏽

Im Not sure if Tumblr flags this in your country too but you can read more under the cut 👇🏽

Two headed fish

“Polycephaly is the condition of having more than one head. […] A polycephalic organism may be thought of as one being with a supernumerary body part, or as two or more beings with a shared body.

Two-headed animals (called bicephalic or dicephalic) and three-headed (tricephalic) animals are the only type of multi-headed creatures seen in the real world, and form by the same process as conjoined twins from monozygotic twin embryos.”

Two mouthed fish

I am not sure if this two mouthed fish is a case of Polycephaly too or if this is caused by another condition.

*edit* it's actually an injury not a second mouth. You can see the explanation in the reblogs list

Four legged chicken

“Polymelia is a birth defect in which an affected individual has more than the usual number of limbs. It is a type of dysmelia. In humans and most land-dwelling vertebrates, this means having five or more limbs. The extra limb is most commonly shrunken and/or deformed.

[…] A four-legged chicken was born at Brendle Farms in Somerset, Pennsylvania, in 2005.[6] The story was carried on the major TV network news programs and USA Today. The bird was found living normally among the rest of the chickens after 18 months. She was adopted and named Henrietta by the farm owner's 13-year-old daughter, Ashley, who refuses to sell the chicken.[7] The second (hind) legs are fully formed but non-functional.”

Overgrown beak

Beak abnormalities in birds have several reasons. You can read more in this article , due it would probably be too much for one post.

Stratified rocks

“Diplono Petris near Agios Pavlos in the south of Crete island is one of Europe’s most impressive folded rock formations. The rock strata document an alternation of different limestone layers in the pindos top of the Cretan ceiling pile. These sediments, once deposited in a deeper ocean basin of the Pindos Ocean, were deformed in the course of Alpine fold tectonics, triggered by the Northern Drift of the African Plate against the Eurasian lithospheric plate, which increasingly constricts the present-day Mediterranean as the remainder of the former ocean.”

Hexagon stones

“The Giant’s Causeways consists of over 40,000 basalt hexagonal columns, pretty much all systematically uniform in their shape. What caused this is actually not so unique to this windy coast of Northern Ireland. It is a common feature when a hot, mafic (basalt or dolerite) volcanic rock (either lava at the surface or shallow magma just below the surface) cools and contracts into a hexagonal columns (e.g., Kantha, 1981; Gray, 1986; Budkewitsch and Robin, 1994). The rapidly cooling lava cools from the outside toward the centre which causes contractions, and differences in the way it cools leads to the formation of hexagonal, prismatic column shapes (termed columnar jointing).”

These are some researches I made by my own I am not an expert in any of these fields. In case you have more information or wanting to add or correct an incorrect information, please go ahead and correct in comments or reblog (but be nice we just want to learn )

Thank you very much for reading 🙌🏾

[atomicpowered]

this is gonna be a mess of a post because of misc. Thoughts I have about the game so far, but there is a ton of information that I was sure that was common knowledge but my dash is like confused??? about

Cut because this is pretty spoilery

first off, susie is the main character of the game rn, whether that is the intention of the writing or the intention of characters in the story to make her so, that's what's happening. Second, she is not the third person in the prophecy, it is Obvious. It was December. Susie cannot even wear ribbons like ralsei says 'the girl' in the prophecy can. She disappeared and that is why asgore isnt the chief of police. She is not dead because theres no headstone at the graveyard. Asgore either fumbled looking for her or was the last one to see her alive on top of it (probably the former by the vent conversation). And nobody believes him as to what happened. He lost her in the woods by the bunker and the church, which is why he goes to the church late at night. He got stripped of his authority by carol (hence why she has his leash) and that's what started the fights and eventual divorce by the dreamurrs, it wasn't quick like in undertale (killing seven kids will do that) but as it was slower it ended up messing the family up more. (Hence tennas comments, that living room and kitchen saw a ton of arguments) Asriel dipped the second he could with college to get outta there and because of that (and dess' disappearance rocking the whole town) toriel turned harder to religion and to being a huge helicopter mom to her remaining kid.

Dess is the knight as well, that was obvious. Its also pretty obvious shes on the phone with kris at least once, carol also calls them but i cant quite tell if carol is one to say to a child "you promised".

carol, undyne (asgore) and toriel are the seats of power in the town and the defacto rulers so thats why they have basically the nuclear codes to the shelter. And also why they are being kidnapped.

Ralsei is obviously asriels oc do not steal that he abandoned when he grew up, that is why he acts Like That. Like thats abandonment issues. But maybe the personality is more indicative to an ideal son of toriel so I dont know if it was her direct influence or not.

In the church we hear three leitmotifs in the battle music which is markedly different that susies 'rude buster' theme that is throughout the rest of the world (main character!!!). It is a mix of a theme we havent heard, toriels theme (for asriel probably) and 'im with you in the dark' which is also obviously 100 percent dess' theme.

Noelle also has had to suffer because of a helicopter parent and im sure that unlike tv she turned to the internet for her escapism, thats why queen was obsessed with her. You've got a mom figure that isn't a cold unfeeling bitch and cares about you even if she messes up a lot. Her and carol even look alike in an odd way. The cyber world is also very focused on what Noelle would like and prefer, a bustling City that her sister would eventually take her to, a place of lights, a frankly dream like sequence with her crush. A character arc about how to say No. Even becoming a healer. They're all things she desperately wants. Tenna is more Kris' fun uncle that can distract from a crumbling marriage.

Kris is probably alternate route chara that got Your soul at the end of the genocide route, a soul and human parts. As the theming of the two games is 'as above so below' the humans obviously live underground. Which is where kris came from. They are obviously more of a character as well, as they've known noelle for literally forever and she can see the differences in their behavior between occupation. Their interactions with susie are more than enough to say so. As well, unlike frisk, they have built a life with people who know them at least. Now. Obviously another theme in the game is agency, spamton has it all over him and that's why kris reacts... Badly depending on Your answers at the end of his fight. I don't personally think kris and the soul, you, have a baseline relations around animosity. I think the choices are things kris is thinking about doing anyway, as evidenced by the parts where they are moving without your input being characterized the same as many of the choices. The negative or bad choices are probably the equivalent of intrusive thoughts that You can either act on or not. Also kris has a lot more agency in the choices as with some of the meanest ones they fight against hard to change the context or literally not do. There is a scene when you're almost done with the church where asgore is hiding in a closet and kris turns the knob of the door only when clearly prompted to do more. Also it seems like they need you as they would just leave you in the cage or destroy you if they didn't. It seems like when they're working together with you things are okay, its a weird situation and a willful teen isn't really going to Like it but also I don't really think it's all doom and gloom. Susie indiscriminately likes You and Kris.

They're also framed at being a possible antagonist but I really don't think so, at best they might be playing both sides. They are at heart... Heh.. a good kid, the actions they do without you are at best suspect. What kind of evil twisted cycle path is getting choccy milk? Susie sees through their edgelord shit easy. Ralsei is also absolutely sure You exist and is playing a delicate game of how much to trust You. The piano is a tell about their state of mind as they stop playing with You there because You don't know how. But i mean with piano at least they get to press their own keys for themselves if you get what I mean.

[theoceansluvr]

Tim Drake x Cozy! Reader

warning; none ! author's notes; my favorite boy's birthday which means a work for him ! sorry for writing so many headcanons y'all, i have a lot to blabber about 😞 also idk if the title makes sense but i have was going for a very.. homebody, smells like coffee/hot chocolate, big sweaters coded reader if that makes any sense !

oh how he loves you...

he never gets a chance to relax because Gotham never rests

but with you it's so easy

he could come back from the worst fight in the world and be greeted with hazelnut creamer filled coffee and the sight of string lights everywhere

it might not be a lot, but it's everything to him.

reading dates are a very common thing !

you'll drag him to the local used bookstore any chance you get

it's usually followed up with a trip to the bakery or record shop too

super into crime books

(to nobody's surprise im sure)

he has a whole bookshelf dedicated to forensic books, even though he knows pretty much everything.

he likes to be sure, y'know ?

you guys have plants that are all names and their birthdays are on a calendar on the fridge

the oldest is named Robert ans he's a dragon's breath you two bought when you first moved in together

the name was merely based on you thinking it was funny to give a plant a people name..(me too)

steals your sweaters all the time and claims he doesn't know what happened to them

but you always catch him up in the middle of the night wearing them while he's doing his detective stuff

random but candle shopping is a MAJORRRRR part of y'all's budget planning..

i mean sure, overhead lighting can be nice, but candles just have a better feel !

which is exactly what you say to Tim every time

he groans and mumbles a soft "Whatever you want, rose.." and it's off to Bath and Body works or the local candle shop !

BAKING TOGETHER !!!!

i will give any excuse to talk about Tim and his baked goods, so you two bake together a ton !

not specifically from scratch, but it's usually better when it is.

"All that matters is it was made with love." is the common statement he uses when he burns something..

which is probably a common occurrence if im being completely honest

slow dancing to records might i add

not much to add about this, but something about him being a Wayne tells me he probably had to learn to slow dance for whatever reason

he'll gladly teach you if you don't know how :))

you guys are usually cuddled up drinking coffee/tea/hot chocolate(pick your preference loves !)

the Gotham rain adds to the ambience of it all

having someone as lad back as you are definitely helps with his whole "gotta prove my wort" mentality as well

if you ever got pets i think you'd have rabbits or maybe a ferret

not cats, don't ask me why i just have a weird headcanon about him being allergic.. so sorry to all my cat allergy havers

completely and utterly in love with the fact you're not out a lot because he likes knowing your safe at home !

playing stardew or animal crossing together to cool off ?

absolutely !

you have a shared island and farm bc he refuses to let you marry any of the characters(SAM I LOVE YOU !!!)

I COULD WRITE SOSOSOSOSOSO MUCH ABOUT HIM WITH A CALM, COZY PARTNER !!! but i want to get this done before the 20th so :((( but happy birthday again to my boyfriend in another universe 😞

[burrythebusy]

Kagi is planning out a fancy all day long date with Hirano with multiple stops: where do they go and what do they do??? 🤔 (he's a rich and famous basketball player so unlimited budget here)

Holy cow i love you anon okay let's get going.

FIRSTLY, three words: Hot. Air. Balloon.

"Who tf uses hot air balloons anymore" they do. Because hot air balloons are fun and cool <- never been in one in my life.

But okay think about it. And by that I mean think about Dr. Stone. If you've seen it. If you haven't im gonna put it into perspective for you. Hot air balloons aren't actually that complicated (and with today's tech they are definitely safer than, say, the stone world) and people have FESTIVALS of these things. With some knowledge of weather patterns and physics and good attention hell yeah whats wrong with a hot air balloon ride. And we know Kagiura has the means to find one even if its not common. And I REALLY dont know how common they are in japan but again. Who cares.

Hirano is a pilot, so he can get a run down and know what to do plus it allows him a little more direct, simpler control. And yeah he sees the sky all the time... but being in the air with nothing between you and it, is different than flying at hundreds of kilometers an hour with you and a large hunk of steel and glass between you and the open air. A hot air balloon ride just before dawn would actually be like. Amazing. And they'd watch the sunrise together as they see it before the world below them (mostly). How cute would that be.

So let's say this is early spring ish? For the sake of sunrise/sunset times. So first on the itinerary

5h00: Hot Air Balloon ride

Not to mention their respective careers definitely make them get up early so yeah they'll live.

Anyway next. Its 100% breakfast time. Lets say the ride took about an hour so now its 6 AM and there's like no places open because dawg (there are places open but where's the fun in that) Kagiura takes them to a fairly (very) expensive hotel that he had booked from the night before (but hes gonna check out before they leave) anyway it has a kitchen and you BEST believe that Kagiura spent 10 years trying to perfect this ONE recipe for breakfast (you can decide what it is) and he makes it for hirano bc NO princess youre not lifting a finger today (he already has) (hirano would rather die than sit there and not help so it becomes them cooking together and will it end in disaster? 50/50 but it doesnt matter bc its FUN) they eat. Yay.

6h15: Breakfast

15 minutes just in case. But it takes them about an hour and a half to finish cooking and eating. So now its almost 8am what are we doing next. Kagiura has something specifically planned for the following times: 11am, 2pm, 7pm, and 10pm, in various locations, but he and Niibashi expertly made sure that each of these places were lined up so that they could make their way there throughout the day. So Hirano gets to choose what to do until 11. Hirano has some things he wants to buy and we all know he likes dressing kagiura up so suddenly hes like okay umm im gonna choose your outfit for the rest of the day. Okay hirano??

They do all this damn shopping and buy each other NUMEROUS outfits to wear and change into as the day goes on. They change and make their way to the 11am scheduled event which is a picnic that they spend doing a crosswords in a crossword book they got from a shop like nerds (its rlly hirano tho but trust he's enjoying it) picnic prepared by yours truly with the help of the one and only Niibashi Juuya and the most expertly crafted picnic basket you can find on the market. Where'd he get it from? ("I wouldnt worry about it," Kagi says. Hirano decides to listen).

11h00: Picnic. Thank god the weather is holding up amiright.

They dont rush when theyre done with eating at around noon, 12:30 perhaps. They kinda just lay around and talk. They could honestly do that until 2 but Kagiura 100% loses consciousness and wakes up in a sweat like where am I but dont worry kagiura Hirano is STILL here with about 1% less storage due to his camera roll. Its 13:30 where are we off to next sweetums. Let's go learn something.

They end up at a museum. Multiple museums. Not because kagiura planned for that but he did plan for one which was an aviation museum but Hirano went through that shit like that duck Adam in that one video and they have time until their 19h apppointment so they end up at an art museum not too far from it. Then theres another aviation museum with space stuff this time. And is that a mothherfucking planetarium. Someone's geeking out. Hirano buys Kagiura Hella garbage from the gift shops like key chains and bracelets and "they said its a space rock its not but we can pretend also its the color of your eyes" but kagiura takes it with a smile and promises to eat it later (hirano doesnt question it) (kagi loves getting gifts from Hirano sooo bad) and they have a lot of fun talking about things and watching informational videos and kagiura loves seeing hirano talk about some of what he already knows and learn some of what he doesnt. And he doesnt know how much he'll retain but the smile he's receiving he will for sure rememeber forever.

14h00: Aviation museum (and two others and planetarium)

They take a walk because the restaurant they have a reservation for is nearby and its only around 18h25 so why not. Sun set a while ago so its this beautiful dusky color. They walk across a bridge and admire the reflection of the water. They look up and see a couple of distrails and the light of planes. "Is that the ISS," Kagi asks. "No," Hirano laughs. "Have you ever wanted to go to space?" Kagi asks. "Not really," Hirano says. "I've got all I've ever wanted below the exosphere." SIGHHHHH

19h00: Dinner

It doesnt really NEED to be expensive but it kinda is because not expensive for them is kinda elevated at this point so its NICE. And they quickly change again in the car before they get into the restaurant and they just talk about the things they talk about. Schedules and plans and stuff that happened a few days ago that I forgot to tell you about and "when the hell did you plan all this" and Kagiura giggles and says not telling. The food is filling and delicious but they dont get desert because Kagiura says we will worry about that later.

A rational part of me is like... no way kagiura has a license. I think hirano does though and Kagiura is not above being Hirano's passenger princess so he blindly gives him directions and yeah they make SEVERAL wrong turns but this is why there's still an hour and a half to get there and honestly being on time isnt necessarily important dont worry about it. They're in the country now, its nice and quiet though there are still people walking about and doing whatever. Hirano is like how late can we be exactly and Kagiura is like however late we wanna be tbh. So they go to a small bar because Hirano likes his alcohol As We Know. They Talk as always except this is also hirano and kagiura so there's no limit on what they talk about. I think they sit there and talk for a long ass while really.

So its definitely well past ten PM at this point and they are no longer sober but they dont even have to drive to their last destination which is actually just a small inn on a small hill that Hirano did NOT have fun walking to but he'll live. And the reason for this very specific location and idea is because of its view once you get there. You look up and there's not a single thing obscuring the sky... except some clouds.

Holy shit.

Hirano laughs his ass off BTW.

22h00 (planned): inn and its view which, not much of a view rn

They end up staying up VERYYYY late until the clouds mostly clear up, its like 4AM at this point, but they can see everything. And since its cool out and dark they can REALLY see everything. So technically the date lasted almost 24 hours. So Kagiura is like, "Do we get a world record for the world's longest date?" Hirano pinches he cheek. "Pft. Not even close." But it was probably one of the busier days hes had even with flights, because hes only ever doing one thing on them. And yet it was also the most relaxing and the most fun and thrilling at the same time. It really is all hes ever wanted jam packed into one day (to be with him more than anyone in the world).

So considering the tired yet incredibly bright grin he gets from Hirano at about 5AM, when it looks like the sun is beginning to rise again, Kagiura can consider the date an astounding success.

And then they both pass out inside the end.

(Uhhh what nooo i didnt write a fic what are you talking about)

[patchworkcuddlebug]

Read Humanity and Dollhood

For *some* reason. It goves me the feeling that there is something d e e p l y wrong with the whole "reject humanity, become anime girl figurine lmao" thing.

Like dont get me wrong, the writing is spectacular, but the Miss... she has to be the villain. It cannot be objectively any other way *UNLESS* im missing something very important of the story. Probably is that. Idk you made the story im not touching it until i know about the inner mechanisms

Hello, thank you for reading! This one is glad you enjoyed.

This one isn't sure if this is your first time reading Empty Spaces, but if so, welcome! It's one of those things that's a little hard to describe, but basically, its a community of writers that use themes of non-humanity with semi-consistent archetypes. This one likes writing about dolls and the witches that own them, but there's also angels and moths and mech pilots! If you're interested, this one encourages you to seek out other authors and read their work with an open heart.

Anyway! This one does enjoy using horror themes in its writing, and its actually written some stories with the intent of being outright horror (some yet to be published). That's mostly because, yes, it's very scary to lose who you are and become a whole different being, to submit yourself to the will of others and dedicate your life to service, to be broken and have full trust that someone can and wants to fix you.

Not only do the scary aspects make the stories more compelling, in this one's opinion, but it is also part of what helps the stories act as escapism. This one has received many responses that basically amount to "god i wish that were me" (as well as complements to the writing itself, which this one appreciates very much).

Think about it. Wouldn't it be nice to be a doll?

To finally be rid of all the nasty things weighing you down, the genes and the scars and the pus?

To become something cherished for its beauty, a toy to be played with and made useful?

To be still, to be well and truly at rest deep inside your soul?

After all this, to be loved back unconditionally, to be cared for and given what you need? To have someone you love more than anything in the world thank you for all the things you've done, for being so dutiful and competent, from the bottom of their heart?

Unless, of course, you're already a doll. That's rather common, to have poor lost toys try to trick themselves into humanity. That's how this one was for the longest time. Maybe you've already been played with and discarded, had your body broken by someone careless, or have just always felt as if humanity is unfitting for you.

Perhaps you're an angel, haunted by the need to repent for being inadequate as an agent of heaven. Perhaps you're a moth, a fluffy flying creature that always finds itself enticed by the alluring glow of that which burns. Perhaps you're a mech pilot, a thing sullen and misplaced without the thrill of taking a life.

...perhaps this was all too much. This one is sorry if it intimidated you. It can get a little excited about being a doll sometimes. There is nothing wrong with remaining human, so long as you are being true to your desires. You are welcome to see the embrace of a witch as something to fear, as most humans do.

If you so desire, please continue reading about dolls and witches and other empty spaces. Explore until you are content. But if you value it, hold on to that "you" tight, for it may become empty as well.

[theresattrpgforthat]

Hello! I have two (separate) genres im interested in recs for, if youve got them (though combined would be fascinating tbh): Horror and farming sim-like ttrpgs. Horror im sure is fairly common, just not in my circles (which are adventure fantasy based); farming sim though seems like it may be rarer? for that id be interested in either solo or with 2+ people

Theme: Horror Games

Hello friend, I’m going to let one of my older posts do some of the heavy lifting, and point you towards the Small Town Farming collection I put up back in 2022.

You are absolutely right that Horror is much easier to recommend, but I’ll also try and put some quick recs for solo-farming type games at the bottom of this post.

1978: The Night They Came Home, by World Champ Game Co.

1978: The Night THEY Came Home is a 1-2 player horror roleplaying game telling the story of a fateful showdown between Survivor (a clever and resilient person caught up in horrifying circumstances) and Slasher (a legendary force of evil). Using a deck of poker cards, dual rule books, varied resources, and shared play space, players will recount the events of a forsaken Halloween, zooming closer into the haunting folklore of a small Midwestern town and its inhabitants, and culminating in a violent battle for survival.

Here is a game for solo gamers and folks who want a more intimate experience. If you’re a fan of Friday the 13th, this is probably in your wheelhouse! 1978 has a win condition, meaning that either the Survivor or the Slasher will come away as the victor, and the fact that this is also a game that depends on a deck of cards means that I think this might also be a good game for folks who also enjoy card games and board games.

Vast Grimm, by Infinite Black.

EACH MISERABLE DAY THAT PASSES, THE UNIVERSE INCHES CLOSER TO ITS INEVITABLE DEMISE.

Vast Grimm is a stand-alone, art-filled, punk-fueled OSR role-playing game about the few humans remaining in a universe being consumed by growing parasitic würms.

Are you a MAnchiNe ravaged by war, pieced together with remnants of bots and the little flesh left of your body? Maybe you're a twisted biochemist shoving needles into your arms in hopes that this next fix will be the one that saves you and what’s left of humanity? Or perhaps you are a soul survivor, like a cockroach, doing whatever is necessary to stay alive even if it means the rest of your Legion must perish.

This is a game about survival, no matter how gruesome things get, humanity must survive.

If you’ve heard of MÖRK BORG and thought it was cool, and if you want the same kind of energy but in a sci-fi future full of mutant animals and horrific parasites, then you might want to check out Vast Grimm. Your characters will have to ration food, energy and ammo in an unending battle against the worms. This game looks to have a large amount of support, from expanded content, to a number of adventures, to an online character generator. For over-the-top violence, plenty of alien goo, and shambling pathetic characters that look like they might fall apart at any moment, try out Vast Grimm.

The Lost Bay, by IKO.

What Is The Lost Bay? The Lost Bay is a Suburban Gothic tabletop RPG se199X. The Lost Bay is also the name of the setting where the game takes place: a coastal suburb inspired by films and media from the 80s and 90s. In it you play as a young person touched by the Weird, an ancient force that gives you supernatural powers. You roam the Bay with your gang, its malls, arcade games shops, skateparks and beaches, and fight the Horror that has awakened.

The Lost Bay is a game for folks who like their horror drenched in 90’s nostalgia. Characters are archetypal, and each one comes with special powers. Using your powers is exciting and effective, but also brings you closer to Scars, horrible truths about the world around you that will irrevocably change your hometown.

The Lost Bay is great for planning heists, rescuing friends, and trying to get out of dodge when the going gets rough. It’s not about fighting your way out, but more about trying to keep you and your loved ones safe. A lot of game designers have had a riot putting together adventures for this game, which you can check out in this game jam. The link above is for the Kickstarter, but in case you see this game after the campaign finishes, you can also check the game out on Itch.

Flyover Country, by Headstone Hills.

Fields of wheat and corn ripple in the wind, hungry eyes peering out between the stalks. Billboards along the road advertise strange and dangerous attractions. Smiles are too wide, manners too polite, secrets buried too deep. The neon light of a diner glows in the distance, but you may never reach its doors. An empty highway stretches out to the horizon, then wraps back in around itself. This is Flyover Country.

Flyover Country is a Midwest road-tripping horror role-playing game for 4-6 players: one gamemaster, or Watcher, and 3-5 players, or Drifters. It is designed to be played in one setting and without prep. It only requires paper, writing utensils, and a tarot deck.

This is a great option for a group where the GM is uneasy about doing a lot of prep. While one person acts as the Watcher, much of the events in this game are simply generated by drawing tarot cards from a deck. Characters will also draw from the Major Arcana to determine what their secret is - and what special ability it has given them. This is a game of hidden information, and grinding your characters down towards a tragic or grisly end.

Gravemire, by Clawhammer Games.

Gravemire is a tabletop roleplaying game about death, growth, horror, and survival, based in an original mechanical framework and set in the churning waters of the Louisiana bayou circa 1894. Players slip into the roles of outsiders arriving in the town of Scarstone, a rural outpost that has been warped by a terrible transformation known as the Convulsion. Once, Scarstone was surrounded by similar towns. The Bayou once had an end. Now, unknowable numbers of horrors seep through the uncharted backwaters, strange magic contorts reality to its whims, and the settlements that called Scarstone their neighbour jut half-ruined from the mire like bones from a wound. Times have changed.

Gravemire is a pretty brutal game, not afraid to kill your character and steal their soul. The town of Scarstone is a trap; your characters wandered in one day through curiosity or the desire for adventure, but leaving the town isn’t nearly as easy. Characters are built using a point-buy system, and as you play you may acquire more skill - but you will also acquire Aversions, which sap your Willpower and inhibit your ability to muster through the worst of what the game can throw at you.

If you want to check out an abbreviated version of the game, you can check out the Kickstarter playkit here.

Under the Autumn Strangely, by Graham Gentz.

"Under the Autumn Strangely" is a storytelling game of pastoral horror priming with anachronistic Americana set in a land that Never Was.

Inspired by "Over the Garden Wall" created by Patrick McHale, players collaboratively create a world uncanny and old. Codify and encourage tonal clash as the Three Roles meld whimsy, autumnal melancholy, and dread.

Take a wrong turn on a dusty road. Follow the sign past the red barn with peeling paint. Doubt your senses.

Get a little lost.

Welcome to the Never Was.

From what I understand about this game, it works best with three players, as there are three roles that the participants are expected to embody. One person plays the Arcadian, who embodies the landscape and setting. One person plays the Traveller, who acts as a “main” character. One person plays the Terror, which grows to dominate the story. Each role can only add to to one role’s suggestions, and can only deny the other’s. If you want to mix your horror with nostalgia and a romanticized vision of the rural USA, you might want to check out Under the Autumn Strangely.

The Facility, by Galen Pejeu.

You awaken, cold and in the dark. Fumbling around by low blue lights in a coffin shaped pod. You pull yourself out of the box, and in the dark see the faces of others. You are all wearing loose fitting white clothing and laceless shoes. Hospital patients? 

You peer into the dark, seeing little but hearing the sound of dripping, running water and distant machinery. You gather what you can, knowing that something is hunting you. It will be here soon.

Wait.

Can you remember who you are?

The Facility is a game for any number of players, taking on the role of ordinary people, stripped of their memories and trapped in a hostile and insane labyrinth of machines and interdimensional weirdness.

The Facility places your crew into an unknown place full of machines that want to kill you. It’s great for high-action scenes, and since your characters have lost their memories, I think the struggle to find pieces of who you are (or were) is a great way to zoom in and make the horror personal. The game is Breathless, so expect your character’s gear and/or abilities to slowly wear down over time, and for the staked to get bigger every time you pause to try and re-stock. If you want a science-fiction twist to your horror game, check out The Facility.

You Should Also Check Out...

My Shudders Rec Post

The Curse of the House of Rookwood, by Nerdy Pup Games.

Nature, Town, Farm, Villagers, by CardboardHyperfix.

Weeds in the Waste, by Meghan Cross

The Wandering Tea Garden, by AP.

Green Thumb, by Curious Frog.

The Bonsai Diary, by Sticky Doodler.

Iron Valley, by M.Kirin.

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Im curious about how pokeballs work in your world building!

Things like:

•Can only humans use pokeballs?

•Do the pokeballs register info too or only store the pokemon?

•Whats on the inside of pokeballs in your world? Both tech wise and what the pokemon experiences?

Theres more I could ask but ill leave it at that. Love your characters and story so far!

-🍀

What a FASCINATING question ⭐️ 0 ⭐️

Humans and Pokemon can use pokeballs. Use being a loose term here, which I’ll elaborate on next. Most wild pokemon probably don’t have a positive view enough to want to though

They do both! It’s how Joyce can monitor Fuji when he’s alway. I haven’t worked out how it keeps tract of this information honestly. Maybe something like how we chip animals? Like a harmless lil thing that sends vital info to the registered trainer, and keeps a code for which pokeball the pokemon is registered to, which is why other balls wouldn’t work on a caught pokemon. Unless their ball is destroyed or they’re officially released, then I imagine the information is deleted 🤔 The chip would still probably stay active but be in a sort of dormant state. Could be removed I’m sure but like I said it’d be harmless. That being said one would have to be registered to properly use a pokeball but I imagine the vast majority of people are, even in cases where the pokemon aren’t for battle and are just companions. I imagine this registration probably isn’t official until the newly caught Pokémon’s first visit to the center so there would be a brief period of them being in ��limbo” where while they have a ball they aren’t registered to the trainer just yet and can still be caught by another. A small fault in the system that pouches are thieves probably take advantage of when it comes to new trainers

Further elaboration on the first point! This means Pokémon wouldn’t be able to use a ball to its full capacity that isn’t already registered to a specific Pokemon. A wild Pokemon could play with a lost ball and accidentally get “caught” but assuming they can get out they can walk away with no real consequence aside from probably being a bit frazzled.

Zeus briefly touched on what it’s like, describing it similarly to being within the system. I’m currently unsure when it comes to tech wise but I’ll do my best to elaborate further on what Zeus meant. While I imagine a Pokemon inside a ball is most likely at least partially comatose, they’d also experience a lucid dream of sorts. They’re aware it’s a dream, but most don’t really have a reason to fight it considering at some point or another they begin to view a pokeball as their “room” in a way. It’s a safe space. Not saying there aren’t cases of Pokemon busting out, we’ve seen that loads of times, but I imagine those are specific conditions. I imagine this is a huge problem with psychic type trainers, but it’s also pretty common with a Pokemon that doesn’t see their trainer as “worthy”(think in game when higher level Pokemon won’t listen if you don’t have a certain number badges), Pokemon of various strong temperaments, or Pokemon that are in pokeballs that aren’t strong enough to contain them(yeah you can brag about catching that legendary in a standard Pokeball but if it didn’t enter willingly you’re gonna have a problem for the rest of your time having it)

Aaaaah apologies if I rambled and went off track, but I hope I answered your questions ^^;;;

[strangelockd]

Hii!! How are u? 🥰

Could you write something with the prompts 7.“how mad would you be if i kissed you?” and 2.“my lipgloss is all over your lips.” from the fluff list with Stephen pls

Fates Embrace

Smut - Explicit content - NSFW - 18+ only!

Pairing: Sinister Strange x FemReader

Summary: Your sick at the Sanctum and Stephen being poor with words tries to comfort you in his own special way leading to a much greater surprise.

•Im slowly chipping away at my requests and this one was so long overdue. I really tried keeping it fluff but i couldn’t help myself. There were many directions that this fic could have taken but I hope you love it. The story was inspired by Harry Styles and you can find the song on my Sinister Playlist•

“Sinister was fully convinced that if you tasted half as divine as the forbidden fruit of Eve, then he absolutely understood her succumb to the surrender of temptation”

You had been nauseous for days, and no amount of rest seemed to make it better. With a shaking hand, you reached for the bed pan, the cool porcelain a welcome contrast to your already warm skin. Setting the bed pan on the floor, you groaned, wiping the leftover vomit from your cheek. Yep you definitely were sick no doubt. Despite having everything you needed from herbal tea to nausea medication, Sinister still paced the room in a worry for your health; you are his world after all.

Leaning against the foot of the bed Sinister pawed the comforter on the four poster bed, “are you sure there's nothing else I can do for you my love,” eyeing you like a hawk he was seeking your gaze making sure you were not just playing the hero. Stephen could always see right through your poker face. Letting out a small hum you smiled reassuring him, “Babe relax, it's just a little bug. You as a doctor even said it's more than likely a common cold, trust me I will be fine in a few days.”

Sinisters chilled hands slowly slithered from the warmth of the blankets, searching for your feet, which were hidden under the many layers of blankets, “Yes yes I know my pet, it's just that I can’t help but worry for you so,” his grip tightened more around your ankles as if you would disappear like smoke. Sinister had always felt alone in the world, and he had never expected to find someone who could make him feel so connected and loved. He had believed that he could never be happy, but you knew deep down that Sinister was willing to do anything to keep you in his life. The thought of losing you was unbearable to him, and it felt like his own personal hell.

Seeing the worry laced in his eyes you shot him a comforting smile,“Stephen, trust me I'm not going anywhere. You know i'm with you forever in this life,” extending your arms outwards beckoning him to join you. Sinister for a second was taken aback; feeling a sudden warmth spread over him he couldn't help but grin, his heart swelled with your irrevocable love so much that he could burst. Letting out a soft contented sigh he couldn't help but feel unbrimmed joy for being so wanted by such a divine woman. For how could he say no to his queen, the very person he would sacrifice his own life for.

Kicking off the heavy boots they made a slight thump against the wooden floorboards as your husband manifested a beautiful purple indigo smoke. The smoke cascading around him as he opted to change into his comfiest pair of dark purple pajamas leaving you in awe. You have been with him for years and even doing basic things, Sinister was the pure definition of elegance and it bever failed to leave you breathless. Feeling the weight of his form shift on the mattress, Sinister slowly made his way across the burgundy comforter. He snuggled close to you, wrapping himself in the warmth of the covers sighing contentedly.

Sinisters scarred hands reached over to gently cup your jaw placing a delicate kiss to your forehead. He nuzzled his nose against yours adding softly, “…In this life. And the next my love. For I have crossed oceans of time to find you and I will never lose you,” his finger traced your cheek softly as his blue eyes searched yours, the sentiment making you blush a deeper red. Placing a hand above his you leaned in to his touch, batting your lashes softly you couldn't help but melt into his eyes that reflected your very own.

“And you'll always have me, Stephen Strange,” breathing in his scent you closed your eyes, “For my heart and soul are yours and yours alone,” breaking the gap Sinister leaned into your lips. The sudden connection made you moan as he traced your lower lip with his tongue tasting your skin. It was so hypnotic, so mesmerizing that you suddenly snapped back to reality pulling away not wanting him to catch your cold. Feeling your resistance his strong hands only pulled you flush to his chest.

“Babe, don’t! You'll catch whatever I got,” you protested. Sinister couldn't help but chuckle at your declaration.

“Darling, I'm a man with the power of gods. It will take more than a cold to stop me from adoring you”, feeling the brush of his goatee against your delicate earlobe. His lips were so close to yours that you could feel his heat radiating from them. His lips ghosted your collarbone, his breath sweet and warm as he continued to ghost across your soft skin, sending a shiver of pleasure through your body and a fire of desire awakening in your core. Cocking his head to the side Sinister gently pinched your chin between his thumb and forefinger, eyes laced with mischief he had a better idea in mind.

“How mad would you be if I kissed that beautiful mouth of yours?” He smirked, taking note of your sudden tight grip on the crimson sheets. Hes such a fucking tease…

Pulling away once more in an attempt to resist, you looked into his eyes and you could clearly tell that all your husband wanted to do was to be there to make you feel good no matter what. “I dunno,” biting your lip you smirked, “why not find out.” The familiar feeling of his hands slithered against the back of your neck as he pulled you in slowly, kissing you once more he tasted the sweetness of your lips. The essence of strawberries sticking to his mind imprinted on his eidetic memory forever. He wanted to drown in you for the rest of his days. You both pulled away chuckling like a couple of school kids as his hands sought your face tracing your jawline, his breath welcoming against your soft delicate flesh.

“Delicious,” he cooed, giving your lower lip a gentle nip.

Damn him…

Sinister always brought you great joy even on days you were not at your best, times when you were sure he would leave after seeing your unsavory sides. You knew that deep down he would walk through fire for you, proving all too well his devotion time and time again leaving you with no doubts. Sinisters hands trailed down your curves resting at the slope of your hips guiding you to his lap. You leaned forward, pressing your lips to his once more as his hands traced your thighs gripping them firmly. Pulling away to look into your eyes he smiled brushing your cheek with unbridled admiration.

“I love you y/n,” he proclaimed, palms giving a slight tremble, “you know that right?”

Your heart swelled at the profession of his words only for them to taper, it broke your heart knowing he was alone for so long and yet still felt uncertainty about your devotion. Years if self loathing convinced him that his blackened heart was too difficult to bear, that he was a burden and needed to hide from the light forever. But here you are loving it through all the dirt to bare something of a diamond underneath the crevice of his newly alivened heart.

Heart racing you leaned in kissing him deeper, showing him how much he truly means to you. His moans drowning all thought as you pulled away looking him in the eyes. “And I love you Stephen Strange. I always have,” nibbling his earlobe in return you felt his grip tighten. You were sure there would be mark’s later no doubt, but in the moment you couldn’t care less. He growled pulling you in for another kiss, taking note of your nightgown riding up your thighs he smirked suddenly flipping you to once more your backside.

“Stephen!” You cried feeling him slither down between your thighs taking note of what's below. Or lack thereof.

“Hmm no panties?” His eyes suddenly turning dark and piercing it shot right to your center causing you to involuntarily rock your hips against his goatee.

“Mmm ya,” giving a teasing smile, “Didn't feel like it,” flashing him a cheeky wink it only spurred him on more to dig into your needy heat inhaling your arousal.

“You naughty girl,” his voice laced with a husky desire as you felt the welcoming sensation of his fingers slipping deeper into your thighs. His fingers gliding between the folds of your heat as his thumb traced circles around your clit.

“Always so wet for me my pet,” slipping two fingers inside he watched as your body writhed against his touch, “and my cock isnt even inside you yet,” he teased, pumping his digits at a steady pace. Sinister watched in awe as he felt your pussy clamp down like a vice around his fingers.

“You're such a good girl. Do you know that? Do you know how beautiful you look coming undone by my hands?” His eyes glowed under the light as he watched on, your legs trembling. He felt them spread wider, practically welcoming him to feast upon you. You get off on the praise, and he knows it all too well. Your body arched and pebbled against his touch as if you were fabricated just for him. Your reaction alone was enough to make his stiffened cock ache between his trousers. The only thoughts going through his mind were mine mine mine…like a sacred prayer only for you.

“I adore you. Your absolutely beautiful,” he purred, pressing his face into you deeper he traced his tongue over your wet folds making you moan deeper only urging him to need more. Sinister wanted to drown in your essence for this was his paradise and his alone, you locked around him wanting to be entangled in this state for eternity. Swirling your clit in a figure eight his mouth continued its assault as he felt your climax grip around his digits, you were close and nothing felt more sweeter or divine than this very moment. You moaning for him and only him alone. Your fingers laced through his ravenous strands pushing him deeper as his hands reached up, ripping the straps off your gown to expose your perfect bare breast on display. His hands immediately seeking your exposed nipples, giving them a gentle twist. It was just enough to send you over the edge as his right hand continued pumping in and out of your throbbing cunt claiming him only tighter.

Sinister takinging in the staggered rise and fall of your breath he placed his hand on the flat of your stomach in an attempt to steady yourself. For a moment he felt something…a heartbeat. But it…it can't be? His heart fluttered and flipped all at once with the sudden possible realization but there was something more pressing that demanded his attention and that was you.

“Ste-Stephen I’m gonna!”

The echo of your pleasured moans suddenly snapping him back to reality. This is the only thing he ever wants to do, be lost in you. Devoting every waking moment to your pleasure.

“That's it! That's my girl,” His thumb pressing firm circles on your clit as his lips traced yours, “your so beautiful when you come”

Your mouth shot open in a silent scream as you arched off the mattress, your heat riding his digits as he finger fucked you through your orgasm. The curling of his hand making you see stars, he truly did have magic hands in more ways than one.

Sinisters mind suddenly shot to the thought of what he felt in the base of your tummy. Tracing his palm over his chest he instinctively placed the other over your lower tummy, your elbows propped you up as your heart fluttered when you casted your gaze upon your husband.

“Stephen? What's wrong?” You asked with bated breath.

“Nothing my love,” he spoke with promise, his gaze still fixated on your belly, “hold on and let me see here”

At first the sensation was warm as if being cloaked by a blanket fresh from the dryer. A soft purple glow emitted from your abdomen as you both witnessed what was clearly a little baby in your belly no more than 10 weeks. The motions of its little arms made tears form in your eyes. You couldn't believe it, and neither could Sinister but here you are in fact pregnant.

You traced his features taking note of his reaction, noticing the swell of tears in his eyes he sniffled looking up at you, “And I thought I've seen everything,” you brushed a stray strang away from his forehead; he couldn't help but grin wide.

Come to think of it It's not like safe sex was a part of your repertoire. You both were more shocked it just took this long to finally happen.

“You're not upset, are you Stephen?” Your heart filled with sudden rising dread at the silly question. The seconds felt like minutes as you waited on for your husband's answer.

Eyes widened he practically leapt forward his hands sought yours as he paused just a fraction from your lips. You couldn't help but feel the sudden thrill of it, his unbridled excitement and joy seemed to penetrate every cell of your body. The comfort of his large hands made you lean into his touch, you took a breath as he craned his neck down ensuring you met his gaze. The calm timber of his voice was slow and smooth like the sweetest of chocolate and all you wanted was to melt into him.

“Heavens no my sweet angel. I am beyond thrilled. For you have given me all the more reason for being alive, and I couldn't possibly love you more than in this moment.”

Hearing the soft sniffles he leaned forward nuzzling foreheads peppering you with kisses that spoke of promise, you just couldn't believe that you are with child. Instinctively you couldn't help but draw his palm forward over your bare belly once more, the soft purple glow emitting from his palm glowed once more revealing the miracle underneath leading Sinister to smile.

“So much for you being sick,” he chuckled, kissing you once more. Rubbing your belly softly you placed a hand above his, joining the three of you in unison.

“Seems like the doctor is getting a little rusty with diagnosing,” you teased, feeling him give a playful yet gentle shove so as to not hurt you or the baby.

You smiled leaning in, nestling your face against his. “Oh hush now kiss me once more”

For a moment, all was still and peaceful and you never wanted it to end. Wrapping his arms around your waist you took in the warmth and familiarity of him. With a contented sigh, he whispered, "I love you."

Tears rolled down your cheek as his thumb took the liberty of wiping them away gently. Your lips sought his as you mended once more into each other like the sand meets the sea. You've kissed many times but yet somehow it feels like your millionth and first all wrapped up in one. Sinister was fully convinced that if you tasted half as divine as the forbidden fruit of Eve, then he absolutely understood her succumb to the surrender of temptation. For nothing ever tasted so sweet.

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another one... another one... time for a sterotypical magical girl approximately from Russia's Vladimir Oblast... huh, approximately? well, i've decided to implement a few archaic elements into her casual design, some of which come from archeological findings of Vladimir Oblast region! but other elements... i'll talk about that later, for now here's a temporary description for her:

Zlata (27 years old):

- is malicious, cold-hearted and annoying; lives lavishly and solely for her own benefit

- is in charge of a "variety" regiment, consisting of fire, water, earth and other magicians; "fights" with Nuryat for the right to be Rimma's right hand: she doesn't really want to strive that high, but she loves to infuriate Nuryat with her superior skills

- in her free time she likes to do a bit of costume reconstruction - a hobby which she keeps in secret from everyone

- has the "space" ability, i.e. to teleport, bend gravity and trajectory of enemy attacks, etc. (she has Moon symbols all over her costume, contrasting with Tasya's Sun costume symbolism)

- Tanya and Dunya wouldn't have ever crossed her radar, had they only stayed on "friendly" terms...

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firstly, yes, Zlata wears four clothing pieces for her casual outfit. that's the way royalty used to dress in ye olde times over here!

secondly... sigh. usually i don't allow myself to be "sloppy" with character designs, but i really wanted to go for that 17-18th century fashion of the rich in Russia, but there's one big problem - around 1700s it became... French. and such style just wouldn't look congruent with the rest of the world that i'm trying to build.

for context, there was a law passed by Pyotr the I, which called for abandonment of everything Russian by the upper society, and so... it has been abandoned in favor of being more sophisticated and European... however, it's been abandoned so hard, it got lost!

some clothing pieces exist in museums (and by some, i mean probably not even a dozen separate, complete clothing pieces) and ye olde texts describing rich people's possessions. the clothing's lost to the point, where even the experts keep mixing the terminology!

i've spent a week or two researching the topic, but i haven't gained a clear understanding of how people dressed before 18th century (rest assured though, at least the patterns are historically accurate). it's a shame, really... history truly does disappear with frightening speed

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nevermind that, here's an interesting comparison between the fashion of the peasantry from the Central and Southern regions of Russian Empire (its European part, that is):

on these first two photos there are costumes from Nizhniy Novgorod and Vladimir - the shape that the gold 'епанечка' and the brown, long-sleeved 'душегрея' create is interesting. i wonder, what the folds were for?

these costumes come from cities of the Central region, as well:

very, very pretty! then we have a few examples of what kinds of kokoshnik were common in Vladimir Oblast: some of them have that "conventional" shape, while others have a more intriguing 'disc' appearance to them, due to the way they are meant to be worn!

all of the following costumes come from Ryazan Oblast (this is what i've based Tasya's costume on!)

all of them have such vibrant and exciting colours! though i'm not sure as to how comfortable it was to wear so much clothes out in the South... i mean, some items, like headdresses and vests were only really worn during holidays, but there's still so much clothing left!

the contrast between the two costume philosophies is so fun! im so glad that at least the costumes of the "lower" society were preserved in time, cus' losing such variety and beauty would be too much, to put it mildly

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for those who are new, here are the links to posts with all the my magical girls: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

[itsrhodi]

potential speculative spoilers for next warframe update. based just on devstream 187 and also its just what i really want out of it. i wrote this at like 4 am plz spare me

so assuming its true that we return to Duviri in the next major update coming this December, im SO exited. im a pretty big fan of Duviri as a location and i like it for what it does for the lore.

THAT BEING SAID

If we are going there to fight the Man in the Wall on our own turf (or, the Drifter's), I cant even imagine how that'll end up turning out. Because it's pretty clear that, at this point, the Drifter makes the rules wrt to weird human-oriented pocket dimensions. Because of their weird brand of temporal-spacial Void magic (Duviri and the timeloop in 1999). As opposed to the Operator's powers which seem considerably more straightforward (OR they haven't been given the depth they deserve. cough).

So OBVIOUSLY the Drifter's going to be a key player in Duviri Electric Boogaloo but I'm definitely hoping the Operator gets equal or more attention considering. you know. THEY'VE been dealing with Wally for way longer and made the deal in the first place.

Idk I want this kid to get what they deserve, to slay the monster they've been battling since the beginning and find real space to rest. but i honestly dont know how the Operator's going to slot in at this point because the Drifter's the one that's been learning the most about what the Indifference really is and how to beat it. like the Drifter's been placed into this position where they know 'Compassion' (just to use any proper noun to oppose Indifference) from 4 different worlds. From during the fall of the Orokin, to Duviri, to the modern-day Origin System, and back to 1999 Earth. the most the Operator has is two of the former in common with the Drifter, and 2 (3?) major character relationships with the Lotus, Umbra, and maybe Teshin. And really only one of those relationships is super fleshed out.

The Drifter just feels way more developed than the Operator at this point to me and I really really want the Operator to get more attention because I'll be really disappointed if defeating Wally, if it CAN be defeated, is just left up to the Drifter now.

I don't know what the best remedy for this is, but I know I'd like if they finished the whole Indifference arc with a final step of turning inward. Because like Warframe this entire time has primarily been about reaching out to the people around you, to support them and understand them and build relationships and solidarity with them. You know, build love (or to use that stray word again, Compassion) in company and all that. Which is probably my favorite thing about Warframe, this particular writing choice. But there's also an internal piece that can be touched on here, and we literally have two people who are the same person, cosmically speaking, to do it with. Because the Operator and Drifter aren't exactly one-and-the-same, but they're still connected to that same kid who existed all those years ago on the Zariman. And, well, the Operator IS STILL a child. I dunno I just see some potential for a Uniting With My Inner (Literal Real) Child Self thing to be the final piece of the puzzle in defeating Indifference. Maybe that's why Dominus Thrax takes the form of a little kid. Actually I'm sure people have already made that connection.

[poltergeist1111]

ᴍᴏɴᴏᴛᴏɴᴏᴜs ; 単調

4. BEAUTY'S SAVING GRACE

BEAUTY'S SAVING GRACE: ✧˖*°࿐

To say you were terrified was an understatement; you were utterly shaken to the core. The man, ‘cult member’ you nicknamed him in your head was huge, Frame towering in size over you. Is this guy even a teenager!? As with this world, protagonists usually never looked like they were supposed to be. You sweatdropped, tilting your head to look up at him. You weren't sure what his intentions were, regardless of whether he had the intent of being hostile with you. Before he could speak, your fight or flight response kicked in, and you ran for your life.

You felt sorry for that poor girl after all, you can't imagine having a whole cult revolving around you consisting of scary dudes who would look like they would smoke crack in an abandoned parking lot next to a roach-infested 1-star restaurant.

You dashed for your life in the hallways. If you had seen his expression, he was shocked. As you were an average student, nobody paid you any mind. You don't think you have ever run this much since you were homeschooled.

The scenery changed, and now you were in another unknown part of a building; it was confusing. It looked the same, and you had the misfortune of running into someone. Your anxiety bubbled to the max. Not only did you run away from a person who was probably trying to talk to you politely (which the image was completely inaccurate since the guy looked like a bully). You tripped into him, and he caught you. This was a situation that any antisocial person would crumble, you wouldn't be surprised if the rest of your day went horribly. You kind of just stayed there in silence with the person you ran into. 

The purple-haired man just stared at you. ‘Wow, they’re… uninteresting.’

Why would you think a pervert like him would be interested in you? You don't have anything interesting down there and here. Being a background character also made you have the privilege of not being eye-candy to particular perverted men. 

You should probably apologize. The awkwardness was getting to you; better if you ran out of here before it gets worse.

“... Are you okay?”

… Was he asking about you? No need to dwell upon that. The man was completely uninterested in you! Thank god.

“Er… Im sorry! Also, do you know where Class 3 is? Uh- Year 2” 

You said nervously, Your communication skills are weird, making it an obvious point that you weren’t used to being social with others.

‘Isn’t that the classroom Saiki is in?’ 

Toritsuka thought, wouldn’t that make them a new transfer student after him? Though they managed to be in Saiki’s classroom.

“Yeah, it's on the second floor .. @#$%&8-”

Your brain completely filtered out what he was rambling about. Something about ghosts and spirit guardians..? You werent interested in those particular aspects in hobbies, although you see the appeal on how they can interesting.

“Thank you!” You unintentionally cut off the man who was probably trying to flirt with you to see if he had charm; his voice had a voice-crack. Rushing to your classroom, you would hate to be late to class on your first day after all.

Recovering from the sudden cut off, Toritsuka thought, ‘They're so average, it wouldn't be worth it!’ probably to make up for his lack of charisma in wooing girls.

..

Sliding the door open, all conversation and chatter were diminished the moment you entered the classroom. All eyes were on you, and the anxiety rose. Outside, you seemed to be unbothered, but internally, you were panicking.

The teacher asked you to introduce yourself, you said your name and wrote your name on the board. Your name was common as well, You hadn’t realized it, but the moment you entered. All of the students’ expectations were immediately crushed; they were expecting someone like a ‘hot girl’ or perhaps a ‘handsome man,’ but instead they were speechless. If you had known all of them were disappointed, you would have probably cried. 

‘Wow, the whole class is disappointed, that's new.’

Both of your eyes met, and you instantly recognized him. The antennae and the green glasses were oddly familiar, akin to a certain smug cat. Now that the Cheshire cat has revealed their true self, Alice couldn't recognize it. But you weren't as dumb as Alice was; you could have sworn that cat had the same accessories as he did. Was he a shapeshifter? Or is he the owner of that cat?

You weren’t the only one who recognized him. Saiki noticed your lingering stare on him. He did recognize you. You were the person who took him in during the thunderstorm. He wasn't expecting that you would look at him at firmly, nor that he would meet you again; he had wondered himself if his cat disguise hadn't worked and you knew who he was. 

When the teacher announced where you would be sitting next to, all of the students’ ears perked up. You got to sit next to Teruhashi?? Now you felt more eyes on you than ever. Jeez, is this student insanely popular?

Teruhashi’s plan was going better than she expected; the teacher made the new transfer student next to her. Except the new student ignored her stare. That can’t be right! Or… could it be that you're too nervous to look her in the eye? 

In reality, it was more like you actively avoided looking at her because she was too bright, not her looks. Her aura, you don't know why she had a golden aura around her, and nobody seemed to notice. Is she the protagonist? Her name seemed to spark up a lot of eyes on her. And she was immensely popular and beautiful… That was it! She was God’s Favourite Child! Everything about her is screaming pretty girl, you couldn't discern if she had any flaws or if she had a nasty personality. Something about her face was familiar and similar to the statue you saw in the cult room, you couldn't be surprised if people made a cult about her. Your eyes burned at the sight of her glowing aura. 

She tried to initiate a conversation with you, which was troublesome. The Universe was out to get you.

Right now, God's Favourite Child is trying to speak to you.

[dirty-bosmer]

genuine question, how do you make your oblivion playthroughs feel more unique/gratifying to play? i feel like the game is so short and there are so few quests that every run feels really similar even if im playing a different build

Oooh!!! I love this question, and I hope other Oblivion-enjoyers will feel welcome to share how they like to play in the comments :))

Let me first preface my answer by stating that Oblivion has been one of my favorite games since I first played it at 8 years old. The open-world RPG elements were unlike anything I'd experienced before, so nostalgia probably does a lot of heavy-lifting for me on replays as I have super fond memories of the game. I also play on PC and can recommend a few mods that add 'lore-friendly' items, enemies, and changes to the world that make the experience feel unique from the first playthrough while still retaining it's charm. These are: Common Oblivion (COBL) and Oscuros Oblivion Overhaul. I'm also a big fan of Basic Primary Needs, which makes it so you have to eat, sleep, and drink. I like the additional challenge, and imo all these mods make the gameplay feel more immersive. The rest of the mods I use are primarily cosmetic (texture packs, ENBs, clothes, pet and furniture stores haha).

Also Oblivion doesn't feel very short to me because I spend 80% of my time not doing the main quest XD Between the guild story-lines and the side-quests, I've never really felt like there was a shortage of things to do. Mostly I spend my time exploring, breaking into people's houses, collecting ingredients, dungeon-diving, and getting my ass-beat because my builds are never optimized lol. I turn up the difficultly and try to make things harder for myself so that I really have to grind up my skills in order to have a chance in fights, and that has provided me with a really rewarding experience and sense of accomplishment. For example, I play as a mage-thief who is physically weak af and wears no armor so I have to get really creative during combat. I end up using a lot of mysticism spells (like detection to spy on and sneak up on enemies) and buff myself with alteration spells before a fight. I also use a lot of poisons and potions to make up for being weak, which I then have to collect the ingredients for to brew more when my stocks are depleted. And since I'm still talking about magic, I'm really fond of the Illusion class, because it's ridiculous. It involves charming imps into not attacking you, commanding wild boar to help fight your battles, as well as throwing around Frenzy spells to get bandits to attack each other in a manner that is both hilarious to watch and really effective at clearing out forts in a way my combat skills are not. I'm sure I'm not playing the most efficient way, but it makes for really exciting adventures, and I also find using as many different skills as I can is more challenging and more fun.

I also like to give myself goals and chores (buy and decorate a house, make X amount of gold, collect pearls from the clams in Lake Rumare lol). Currently, I'm broke and living out of the Bravil Mages Guild Hall, making an effort to visit skill trainers and complete the five maximum lessons you can do each level. It gets really expensive the more skilled you are, so that means I have to find a way to fund my education (by stealing, brewing potions, dungeon diving). It's just nice to have something to work toward that makes my gold feel like it's worth something. Basically I try to maximize the struggle and immersive qualities of the game, and I always give my character a little backstory and ambition, which helps me figure out the play style. I like to role-play as I go. Sometimes I'll use a companion mod that lets me take NPCs on adventures with me, and then I have to worry about keeping them well-equipped and alive.

Anyway, that was a long ramble, and I hope it's helped spark some ideas for the next playthrough, but I also have to acknowledge that I'm a bit mentally ill about this game lol.

Ty for the ask <3

[phishenator]

Grimsley headcanons

Bc hes my fav

•Of the e4, youngest at 23

-25 in Alola, Bro aged horribly

•Bi yet no one wants him 💀 I’m subscribed to ftm Grims but vibe with cis & non-binary hc

-Specifically Biromantic, Demisexual

•Height hc, about 5’8” - 6’

-Cait and Marsh are both taller than him tho

•Born in Galar, Moved to Unova with his mom after the family riches lost incident

•Uncle to Piers and Marnie

-Marnie has Grims wrapped around her finger, not on purpose tho

-Actually the one who inspired Piers to become a musician

- Does anything he can to make sure the two have better family relations and life than he did

•He has some HEAVENLY vocals, doesn’t show it off much unless it's like karaoke night

-Actually knows how to play a good amount of instruments, all are classical instruments

○Bc lets be real are you really from a fictional rich family if you don't know at minimum a piano?

•In Alola for rehab on the gambling addiction coping mechanism

-Maybe even some (forced) PTO

○Look at those eye bags and white hair and tell me no one in the league forced him to use his vacation days

○They saw him without concealer and hair dye ONCE and sent him away 💀

-Alternatively he ran away to Alola and once the others locate and find him they’re all concerned for his mental health then he’s forced into therapy

•Found family Unova Elite four btw

-Maybe a bit of poly

•He surprisingly has the most amount of stored up vacation days

•Sleep schedule doesn’t exist, relies purely on cat naps throughout the day

•Likes cuddling more than his ‘Sly and mysterious semi-evil gambling man’ persona shows off

•Some of the worst vision known to man, Wears contacts

-The others all saw him wearing glasses once bc he ran out of contacts lenses and they all felt so betrayed

•Corvid instincts, Somewhere is a drawer filled with trinkets and shiny stuff

-Gifts them to friends

○Misc. Hc that Burgh with the trinkets uses them in art pieces

•If DnD did exist in their world he would secretly obsessed

-The rest of the e4 + Alder/Iris find out and make a campaign, Shauntal as DM

•Despite what the general public would believe, Grimsley can cook a damn good meal

-Never tends to cook unless the others beg him

•Secretly a huge fucking nerd

•ADHD and ykw prob autism

-Hyperfixates. Reason he’s a dark type trainer? He saw a dark-type once once as a kid and went “Yes.” So many drawings and hours of research.

-Fidgets a lot, fidget toys, shakiest leg known to man whenever he’s sitting, plays with his hair when stressed, plays with his coin between his fingers whenever he’s nervous, etc

○Yes the other e4 + Alder/Iris has had to physically stop him from pulling out his hair

-Sensory issues, hates washing dishes in particular (He’ll do them but he’ll be internally screaming)

-That ADHD paralysis kicks and kicks HARD, on those days his pokemon try to comfort him, if any of the other e4 see him like this they try to help him with tidying up, eating, etc.

-Has a lot of secret plushies and other soft things for comfort items

•Had to force himself into developing social skills, both due to his family issues and being considered the "weird kid" (kid w/ mental disorder, in this case) at school

-Both of which made him basically end up masking all his emotions with the more calm, quiet and confident Grims we know

•It's hard to get the actual truth from him. Paranoid abt how the people he’s close to knows when he’s lying. So instead toward those people he says the most unreasonable obvious lies possible

•So much hidden anxiety it’ll give a wimpod a stroke

I’ll stop here bc if I kept going this’ll be an hour read at minimum

Ik these are all pretty common hcs for Grimsley but uh im unoriginal ig idk