#woooooo exciting things in the works!!!!!

[fabbyf1]

Howdy, Besties 🫡

I hope everyone is doing well and staying hydrated!

I am taking a much needed vacation as of tomorrow morning until the end of the month. (I AM FREE AT LAST!!!!!) I probably won't write very much while I'm there.

BUT HERE'S THE GOOD NEWS:

I have a quick little Lestappen PWP in the works for you! I've finished writing it; it just needs to be edited. I think you are going to enjoy it. I think it will also make you scream... (in a good way), and I'm very excited to see your reaction. I'm a fucking meme if I've ever seen one. This will most likely be posted tomorrow night (Friday PST). Hopefully, this can hold you all over until I get back home 😈😂😎

I've started working on a longer plotty fic again! But it's going to be a different pairing this time around. I hope that's okay with you all. I know many of you are only here for Lestappen, and that's okay! I love Lestappen, and I'm not done writing for them by any means. I have lots of fic ideas and WIPS for them. They're my fav ship to write for. I have just owed @takenquicklys a Maxiel fic for a while now... 😂

I'll still be lurking around these streets while on vacation, bothering you all, and posting cursed content. I'm not planning on disappearing. I'm just not going to force myself to write (for once). If it happens, it happens, but I'm not planning on writing until I get home.

ANYWAY... my plotty Maxiel fic will probably take a few weeks to write, but in the meantime, here's a little snippet for you. I hope you'll enjoy it, even if you're only here for Lestappen! This fic is a little angstier than I normally write... but it will still have lots of Fabby Fluff.

Enjoy besties and have a great weekend!

When Daniel decided to leave Red Bull in 2018, Max was... confused. He wasn’t hurt, necessarily, but it was hard not to take it a little bit personally. Because nobody leaves Red Bull Racing to go to a mid-field team. 

It had to be at least a little bit personal. 

Their last season together got a little rough around the edges. After being teammates for so many years, they were bound to come together on track every now and then. It was nowhere near the battle of the silver arrows back in 2016, but every time they came together in 2018 seemed to be worse than the time before. 

They could usually move past it.

They would ignore each other for a day to cool off, and then they’d pretend like nothing ever happened.

It was good.

It was working.

But some incidents were harder to move past than others.

(Well done, Baku.) 

After Daniel left, things got better. They were able to just be friends again and not worry about being teammates. Max became the veteran of his team and saw new teammates come and go, and Daniel had great results for Renault. 

Everything was going great for both of them. 

But then McLaren happened. 

McLaren took a lot from both of them. 

For Daniel, it took away his pride. It took away his confidence. It turned this tall, cocky, king of the late-breaking man into a too-small, too-skinny, twitchy-on-the-break-pedal kind of guy. It was hard to watch at times. 

To make matters worse for him, everyone compared him to Lando. Which wasn’t fair because Lando had been with McLaren for years. Lando already knew how to get the most out of that shit-box of a car. Daniel still had to learn. 

For Max, it was hard to watch his best friend hit rock bottom. Especially because Max was having such a great year in comparison. He was leading the championship for the first time. He was winning every weekend, his race suit was always damp with champagne, and he was confident that he would become World Champion at the end of the year. 

2021 was the best and worst year of his life. 

He won the championship, but he lost his best friend. 

Fucking McLaren.

[tavina-writes]

Yes it's a response to your last poll reblogged... I try to not care about kudos and comments but it's hard

AH

sorry nonny my reading comprehension rn is like -50% due to being distracted at all times by the show dropping tomorrow morning, but like, I think it's a matter of like, not necessarily not caring about kudos and comments and such because like, these are nice things to have! We are wired to like it when people go "I LIKE THIS!" about stuff that we make. Why would a person stop caring about that? That seems counter intuitive to me.

But more like, getting stuck on a toxic spiral of "I am creating this so someone will tell me that they like it" -> "I am sad because no one has told me they like it yet" is perhaps, not the greatest use of emotional bandwidth or time.

Also I've seen this happen and like, there comes a point in this spiral where even the biggest numbers imaginable will not fulfill a person who's stuck in this spiral. Think thousands of comments, four or five digit kudos counts, dozens of comments per chapter. None of it actually fulfilled them. They spent so much time obsessing over when to drop a chapter to get the maximum amount of "engagement" that it really sucked all the joy out of like, even getting comments at all. Or writing. Which sucked!

I'm a big proponent of hoarding those good feelings you have about your own work whenever you can, and not letting those good feelings be dictated by stuff you can't control, like other people reacting to it in some way, which is yes, easier said than done.

Overall, sending you a hug Nonny, because I think we all get this way sometimes.

[purplecatghostposts]

WAIT WAIT WAIT WAIT WAIT !!!!!!!!!!

YOU CAN FILTER OUT CREEPYPASTA FROM MARBLE HORNETS NOW? HOLY SHIT. HOOOOLY SHIT.

[sadgirlautumn]

I feel like I’ve been so annoying today but i still haven’t posted the news that I got a job without applying for it. I love small town nepotism 😌

[the-s1lly-corner]

Hi!! Could I request a Jason Voorhees X Reader, either before they have a romantic relationship or during that, reader being not from USA and goes back to visit their family in another country for a month?

Jason x reader who has to leave the country to visit family

writing some stuff before calling it a night woooooo... maybe ill work on some oneshots tomorrow for flufftober in the morning if i have the motivation notes: reader is gn, non specified country of origin for the reader asides that theyre not american cws: none

at first hes very much apprehensive at the idea of you leaving- much less for such a long period of time... to add onto that theres no way for the two of you to keep in touch while youre away

internally he wants to try to make you stay but theres also the deep fear that its going to make you leave forever, hes... a little stumped...

ultimately youre going to need to give him a lot of reassurance that youre going to come right back once youre back in the country, be ready to reassure him a lot... for multiple days

telling him about how things are back in your home country does a lot to make him feel more secure as well as build some excitement for your trip, on your behalf even if hes staying home

becomes tenser as the day you need to head out draws nearer

on the flipside hes waiting right at the door when your return comes closer, its almost like how dogs will wait by the door when they hear your car pull up- hes on alert and hes ready to greet you the second you come back

will melt if you bring him back a souvenir, it shows that you thought about him while you were away!

hes going to treasure it, will take the very best care of it

hooked on your words as you show him all the pictures you took while you were away; family members, some of the buildings over there, the food, casual things like that!

[emotoangel]

here to chat shit. things that happened to me today:

1. i congratulated a child i work with on finishing his goldfish and he screamed and slapped me in the face (to be clear im not like abusing this child he's just [information redacted due to HIPAA])

2. my coworker who i have a crush on told me he wouldnt be free until next wedk but that we should hang out next week. resulting in an ocd spiral because im a little wacko

3. i played 2 original songs at an open mic and i killed and several ppl congratulated me and asked for my spotify and it felt incredible

4. tag phan💗

slay I love chatting shit

1. oh dear 😭😭 I hope you and the kid are okay, jobs like that are hard man you’re doing a great job 🫶🏼

2. oooh the ocd spiral i know her well <3 good luck, I’m sure your hangout with your cute coworker will go super well!! and you’re always welcome to come ramble about it in my inbox or dms if u need :))

3. WOOOOOO well done!!! that’s so exciting, I’m so proud of you for going and killing it!! original songs are so hard to write I’m sure your set went hard as fuck well done 🫶🏼

tagging phan like it’s my job <3

[andradrawsstuff]

Fourth chapter of my fic ✨

Finally back home so I can continue working on chapter 6

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Chapter 4

Chapter 4: Bienvenidos a Miami

The sound of splashing water and humans’ laughter could be heard for miles. Crystal cyan waters glistened across the stretch of the coast, with skyscrapers towering directly opposite. Palm trees dotted alongside the road, and a mural of umbrellas painted the pearly-white sand a colourful rainbow. Party in the city where the heat is on. Welcome to Miami.

“Hey, boys!” A familiar voice emerged from around the corner. It was Gloria, holding what appeared to be a cocktail with a tiny umbrella sticking out of the top.

Skipper swung around, flicking his shiny black sunglasses engraved with tiny dolphins on the left rim, bobbing his head and stomping his foot to the beat of Will Smith’s fitting song ‘Miami’. “Hm?”

The penguins were plopped underneath the refreshing shade of a bright red gazebo on the sand, somehow managing to fit half of the locomotive underneath too. It was a miracle they weren’t spotted by the humans, but perhaps them choosing to bunk in a remote area of South Beach was a smart move. They did have to account for the rest of the circus folk and the fact that they were animals though, so they chose to squeeze in a quiet spot between 24th and 26th Street. As for their gargantuan circus tent? Sprawled across a few dozen square metres of greenery. Very discreet.

“What are you guys doing?” Gloria queried. “It’s like, ninety degrees!”

Private jumped in. “We’re fixing the engine! Admittedly, we are melting a little…”

“Aaaand so is the core.” Kowalski butted in. “Ugh, I hate the heat. Its always too clammy, and my inventions keep breaking!”

“You mean more than usual?” Private teased.

Kowalski shot him a disapproving look.

“Pfft, sorry…” He giggled.

The truth is, Private did have a point. Despite Kowalski being one of the smartest birds alive, he sure had a knack for making things that exploded mid-use. He was lucky no such thing happened to the train engine and the core yet. 3 months had passed since its initial installation and trip to California. This was a new record.

“Hey… where’s Rico?” Gloria pondered, noticing his absence.

Skipper pointed towards the cyan sea, sipping from a coconut.

A distant “WOOOOOO!” grew closer, as out of nowhere sprung Rico and Marty straddled on a neon pink surfboard. Marty struggled to control the direction they were being launched in, heading straight for the gazebo. Rico gasped and threw up a pointy rock in front of them, instantly halting the surfboard. The two monochromatic friends were flung into the air, landing on top of the gazebo and bouncing off only to plummet head-first into the sand.

“Well hello to you too.” Gloria sarcastically greeted the duo.

Rico opened his mouth and an avalanche of sand rushed out. “Bleeeergh…”

“Woo!” Marty celebrated. “Now that is something I never thought I’d try!” He raised his hoof in a hi-five position.

Rico burped out the last few grains of sand and slapped his flipper against Marty’s hoof. “Wahoo!”

“Okay boys, you’ve had your fun.” Skipper uttered. “Rico, we need your help.” He chucked over a screwdriver to the adrenaline-pumped penguin. They needed to lock in, or this core that Kowalski impressively hadn’t exploded yet, might just do that.

“Well, we’ll leave you to it, then… I guess.” Added Marty, gesturing to Gloria to join him.

The birds got along surprisingly well with the four ‘hippies’, as Skipper would call them. Over the last year they had the occasion to bond over both mundane and exciting adventured all over the world. The mammals did find the little guys charming and cute, so they grew quite fond of them. Although, they did tend to draw trouble wherever they went. But that was just something that they’d have to live with if they wanted to keep the little guys around.

In what seemed like only a few minutes, the beach was surrounded by darkness, with the crescent moon and neon city lights illuminating the entire coast. But the penguins had little success in fixing the engine, resulting in Kowalski removing the core completely until they managed to cool it down. He placed it in a small sachet that he swung around his shoulders in order to keep it safe. They were headed for the nightlife in the heart of the city. It was Miami after all, what else would they do?

[luigigotbigtibbies]

Second post WOOOOOO

Warnings/Tags: Fluff, Romance, Mentions of aggressive dogs

Gender Neutral Reader

Luigi with an S/o that has a chain chomp

Luigi never had the best experience with chain chomps.

The ones he had encountered were always aggressive and would attempt to capture him and practically bite him in two.

Whether during one of his adventures with Mario to rescue the princess from the koopa king, or on one of the various tracks during their karting tournaments, it’s safe to say that encountering a calm and friendly chain chomp was nearly impossible.

They were large, aggressive, and had huge teeth.

So when he had heard you had a pet chain chomp, he was honestly nervous.

Not only was he concerned with his own safety, but he was scared about you getting bitten, or even worse, eaten by them.

When he does meet the metal bundle of joy, he was pleasantly surprised.

For starters, your chain chomp was a lot smaller compared to their much larger counterparts. “Easier for me to bring her into my house instead of having her outside in the cold.” You had stated, as your chain chomp had wagged her chain metal tail.

He was surprise with his friendly and calm she was. When giving her a head pat, he has asked if she was like this when you first adopted her,

“She was pretty aggressive when I first got her,” you started, rubbing your hand on the smooth surface of her forehead, “she was the runt of the liter and was abandoned at a young age. She didn’t learn how to socialize properly and had trouble trusting others. But with some patience, love, and a lot of dog treats, she trusted and warmed up to me.”

Luigi had warmed up to her, loving how playful, calm, and friendly she was. If it were even possible, Luigi loves you even more after learning about the hard work you put into making your chain chomp feel loved and comfortable, even if it had taken a while to do so.

He apologized for thinking your chain chomp would be aggressive and attempt to kill him, which just makes you laugh a bit. “Don’t worry about it! I understand, they can be a bit scary. Especially the ones Bowser owns. I just think they are misunderstood, and deserves a lot of love like any other dog!”

When visiting your home, he always brings an extra gold bone for your chain chomp, and gives her the bone when he first arrives. She gets all excited when he hands her the golden treat.

He also helps you take care of her, such as helping you clean her when she rolls around in a pile of mud. You insist that he doesn’t have to, but he naturally loves to help you.

If you are sick, he takes care of the both of you!

You both plan play dates together with your dogs, such as times and dates and where they would play at. Luigi absolutely adores it and it gives him more time to spend with you.

Polterpup and your chain chomp are essentially opposites. While Polterpup was incredibly hyperactive, had a large sense of adventure, and had a weird habit of digging in trash for food, your chain chomp was pretty chill and behaved well. She oddly had a thing for grass, though, often rolling in it and would get grass and mud stains on her metal pelt.

Speaking of Polterpup, he adores his new friend! They both love to chase each other around, roll in the grass, and play with the various of toys both you and Luigi provide for them. They’re best friends now, and they constantly look out for one another.

The two of you spend time together and make future plans while watching your dogs play from a good distance.

He thinks you are so sweet and brave, and overall loves you(and your metal pooch) very much.

[bnbc]

Alrighty. 4,5 and 11 for the RT lore ;)

WOOOOOO thank you so much for the ask LET'S GO

4. How did your RT feel about Theodora? How did they feel when she died?

Oh, boiiiii! Theodora's ghost haunted the von Valancius' flagship for months, and Idira had nothing to do with it.

Isabella didn't have time to develop any feelings for Aunty Theo when she was still alive but after her death? She became sort of obsessed with her predecessor, tried to know as much as possible about her… and used it to look more like her.

No, Iza didn't model herself and her decision after Theodora, but she worked hard on keeping a certain resemblance between the two of them for people to have less doubts that Isabella has rights to her high position.

Even the signature Isabella's feature, her wig collection, is coming from this place: she wanted to resemble Theodora even visually, so ✨ big hair ✨, high boots, dress jackets and some of Aunty's mannerisms were with Isabella for a long time before the 3rd chapter finally happened.

But this all Theodora lore hunting made Isabella deeply respect her predecessor and regret she didn't have more time with the aunty, even tho Iza suspected that Theodora would find her too soft xD

5. What was their relationship with Edelthrad? Would your RT have been happy with an advisory role, or had they always wanted something more?

Look, I replayed the prologue about 10 times recently and Edel was nothing but a piece of shit to my girlie, who did nothing wrong (yet).

In the beginning, she would be drawn to Edel because he, like her, is a psyker, and as close as Isabella's previous crew became to her, there was always one thing standing between them: they were not psykers. They were her people, but they didn't truly understand if you know what I mean.

And she longed so much for the company of other psykers! After all, she grew up surrounded by psykers and AAT people, so she was even excited to finally have one close, again. But Edel was straight-up hostile towards her.

I think she would be deeply unhappy as one of his advisors, and would long for her old crew she could not come back to. Eventually, Edel would try to get rid of her, and rather sooner than later. I'm not sure she would win this stand.

11. Any non-companion NPC's that your RT has an interesting dynamic with?

Let me indulge myself and tell you how much Isabella von Valancius values her High Factotum. I say 'indulge' because question stands for interesting dynamic but these two are just work besties, nothing truly special — BUT THEY ARE SPECIAL TO ME

So, Isabella spent the last decade serving in the supplies division (I still don't know how you name this service correctly), so when she got to her shiny new position she took it with the motto FUCK IT WE TRADE LOGISTIC MATTER.

First, she gave Janris Danrok the hell, personally diving into details of ship logistics and trade contracts, but she found his work more than satisfying and he found his new Lord Captain understanding the trade and supplies. And they just 👀🤝👀

But okay, to add some spice. I believe I mentioned that at some point Isabella sent Jae from her ship to work from some other spot, saying she's got enough of her lies but still wanted to use her connection and talents. The final straw that bought Jae a one-way ticket from vv flagship was an absolutely minor innocent lie, not worth any drama.

The truth is, Isabella got pissed off because of Jae harassing Danrok, calling her High Factotum all sorts of derogatory quartermaster-connected names, and ON THIS SHIP WE DO NOT TOLERATE HARRASING OUR LOGISTIC TEAM OKAY also Jae never became a friend close enough to find out Isabella served in logistics too, otherwise she would watch her words and wouldn't fuck up so much.

Anyway yes Lord Captain was being fucking petty but who could stop her

TYSM FOR ASKING AGAIN

[proximasc0rner]

Okay it's not quite liveblogging but i found the left right game qcode podcast yesterday and wanted to share my thoughts (just finished the first 3 episodes)

OKAY SO!!! Somewhat mixed but still positive feelings i think! So far!!!

My thoughts (spoilers under cut):

It makes me sad that a good chunk of the narration was dropped in order for a more immersive listening experience, but i suppose that's just how it goes when you're trying to translate stories to different mediums

Speaking of immersion oh my GOD i had my first Apollo kinshift ever and it is SOLELY because of how good this podcast is at making you feel like you're there. Like it hit me the minute Apollo stepped out of his car talking about the Hitchhiker. I was shaking and had to take a break from listening until today 😭

Also speaking of immersion. The Ace death scene was unfortunately fucking PERFECT. It was EXACTLY as gruesome as it felt in the og version, and scary in the way that it makes you feel like time is slowing down as it happens and it was just unbearable the whole time listening and AAAAAAAAA (it was good).

I also REALLY liked the added touch of actually getting to hear the conversation between the Jubilation Recovery Service guys as they're capturing Ace and hanging him from the tow hook. Like in the og story the narration just says they're casually talking but in the podcast you get to HEAR it all happen. Except the conversation was... weird, because it felt like each individual statement felt like it was being taken out of context??? Like one minute they're talking about people growing up out of their uniforms too fast and the next thing they say is something about like. Calling off work????? Or something????? It's really hard to describe how off it was, it was like when you put two cleverbot chat ais next to each other and make them converse. It added to the uncanny effect ✨

Also i lOOOOOVED the whole bit where Rob was freaking out at Bluejay for going so slow around the tree because it reminded me why all good people HATE Denise "Bluejay" Carver /silly

THE HITCHHIKER WAS SO FREAKY I LOVE HIM SO MUCH (i would not touch him with a 39 and 1/2 foot pole)

I appreciate that the stellar characterization of everyone wasn't lost in translation. The voice actors have really brought the cast to life.

However, I do not think Tom needed to be expanded upon. like this guy is just the middleman he does NOT need his own story and the lengthy preamble just kinda detracts from the horror for me.

The one good thing abt Tom's end of things tho is that I enjoy the added detail that Tom seems to be the only one who can remember Alice ever existing

WOOOOOO ALICE IS ONLY HALF BRITISH NOW

In seriousness tho. Idk exactly why the details about Alice and her parents were changed-- like in the OG version she was British with Indian parents, but now her dad is American and her mom is British/Caribbean. It's not a negative by any means I'm just curious as to what the reason was for this change. Also Sharma -> Sharman happened too so 🤷

Final criticism: the whole scene with Chuck Greenwald was slightly worse for me than on first read and first listen via CreepCast. Like genuinely Hunter conveyed him better I think 💀. Like the "they're going to hurt now" line was played straight on CreepCast like it's a serious thing. But then on QCODE Chuck sounds borderline mischievous? Like don't get me wrong I loooove me some hammy, campy evil characters (see: my obsession with disney villains) but even i can admit that there is a TIME and a PLACE for cartoon villain behavior and Radio Jubilation is NOT IT. Also the screams were surprisingly lackluster and the weird metal clanking sounds just really confused me 🥲

BUT ALL IN ALL IT HAS BEEN GOOD SO FAR! I'm excited to see where it goes from here!!

[chaosgremlinmunson]

This is a fic inspired by my meddling ass helping get two friends on our discord server together, they have an upcoming date and I'm so excited for them!!! Woooooo!

[ask-enso-ghoul]

Journal entry: Liqour and Me baby.

been a month sober!!! Woooooo! Super proud of myself! I hope Bone’s proud of me as well.. maybe even Sodo. Hopefully secondo is to, I’m excited to get to two months. I know I can do it.

Got a lot of things going on though.. I look a lot different. I look ugly… like some deformed creature crawling out from the mud.. my horns go a it feels empty, too empty, my hair got singed slightly. I’m trying to forget about it, it’s working so far. I’ll be okay…

-Enso

(August 24, 2024)

[idioticsky]

Thank you for everything, mom..

First story for the welcome new campers au! Woooooo! (1,104 word count)

Tw: mentions of child abuse and cartoon violence

Summer is starting to end! It's getting a bit colder and nicer, the leaves are starting to turn orange, red and brown, and everyone at Whispering rock have gone home for the rest of the year... well, all except Sora-. He was hiding under the mess hall in a little hole he found, trying to keep himself from being seen and sent back. He didn't want to go back with his father, all the yelling.. demands.. abuse.. that wasn't home. It was far from it, and just the thought of going back there made him tear up and sob..

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Lili was starting to pack up her bags so she could go see her mom. She was excited to see her after the summer, and she had a whole ton of stories to tell her.

Once Lili finished packing it was time to take a sweep of the camp and make sure no kids where still there, wouldn't want another 15 angry calls from parents this year. So she started her rounds and marked them off on a clipboard once she made sure they were all clear. Once she got to the mess hall, she noticed something strange, there were candy and food wrappers around even though everything was cleaned about 10-20 minutes ago. Where did this come from? Then she noticed something else, a hole.

She knew someone had to be inside and went over to take a look. "Hey, are any trouble makers down here? If so you better get out before I cover this thing." Lili said, waiting for the kid to come out but soon after 5 minutes, there was nothing.

"Alright, I'll start filling the hole up then." Lili said as she started kicking in dirt, and just like magic, Sora came out with a backpack and puffy eyes.

Once he came out a wave of concern washed over Lili. Why and who would make Sora cry this hard, it looked like he just got back from a funeral.

"Hey.. hey, buddy.. what happened?.. Why were you down there crying?.." She asked while sitting on the floor next to him. Sora had told Lili about how he didn't have much of a connection with his father, but not too much. He kept most of it bottled up and away from everyone, but now the floodgates were starting to open before his eyes and before long, he spilled everything about his home situation to Lili through tears and sobs. Everything about his mother's death to what its like at the house now, it was like he couldn't stop even if he tried.

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It took a good 20 minutes to explain everything to her, and 5 more minutes to let everything sink in while Lili kept the boy close. This little emo has been through a lot and never let anyone know! And how could a husband and a father do that to his wife and kid?! What the hell was this man thinking?! No way Sora could go back to that!

Lili had to think of a way to save him and fast, for all they know Sora's father could be here to pick him up any moment now! What was she gonna do then? Worry about him till next summer (if he's even aloud to go by then)? I don't think so. Then it hit her, it was a strange plan for sure and she had to make sure he was ok with it but here goes.

"Hey Sora, how would you feel about me basically.. you know.. adopting you? It might take a while but you can stay with me while we work things out." Lili explained while keeping Sora in a close hug. He looked up at her with such hope and thankfulness his eyes as he quickly nodded and shoved his face into Lili's shoulder with so much force that it almost knocked her over. He was finally going to be free, he was going to be happy.

"Don't think you have enough time for that sweetheart." A man said, he was tall and thin with tan orange skin. He talked like he was western. He had dark long hair and beard and his eyes said something along the lines of "this man has killed before and would again if needed." He wore a suit that looked to be more than lili was paid (and she was paid a good amount). This man was Sora's father.

"I'll be taking the boy, I am his father after all." He said while snapping his fingers, causing Sora to stand up straight and stiff, like he was a soldier, then he quickly grabbed his bag and ran over to his dad. His hands were shaking as he looked back at Lili with fear, pleading with her to help him. To save him. Lili knew what had to be done.

"Good, now let's get home boy. We have a lot waiting for-" the man was cut off by a punch in the face. The man looked at who had just ruined his face with blood, and Lili looked right back at him with murder in her eyes as she hid Sora behind her.

"What was that about taking him?" She said while glaring the man down.

"Heh, this is gonna be fun.." The man then started to pull something out of his jacket, to which Lili stopped him with telekinesis

"Really wanna do that bud? We can get you in more trouble for having a gun in a summer camp then I'll ever get in trouble for beating the ever loving shit out of you." She said with a smile on her face.

"Oh I'm sure alright." The man said while glaring Lili down, to which she didn't give a shit while secretly starting to use is telekinesis on a log behind the man as he started to pull out the gun, ready to shoot Lili right between the eyes. But he was too slow, and before he knew it a log bashed him in the back of the head, throwing him into the lake, then Lili dragged him out and dropped him off at the nearest bus stop before throwing him on. After all of the, she let out a sigh of relief before immediately getting tackled down to the ground by a very very happy Sora.

"Woah!- what's with this?" Lili said.

"Thank you..-" Sora said while lifting up his head to meet Lili's eyes. "Thank you for everything.. mom.." He finished before laying his head back on his mom's chest, happy to be in her embrace forever more.

[ariaterramoon]

ALRIGHT

I am back from hiatus officially ehehe

Quick updates while I'm hereeeee

I quit my job cuz it was hella toxic, and I was about to be treated worse, so I left before that could happen. Sooo, comms will be open next week with new prices lmao so um, lmk if anyone is interested xD

I FINISHED BOTH MY PORTFOLIOS ON TIME WOOOOOO

It was HELL to finish them tho 😭😭😭 still kinda recovering from those last 72 hours before the deadlines oof. I should know if I got into college or not sometime next week?? If not the following so I have my fingers crossed 😭😭😭😭🤞🤞🤞🤞🤞🤞

And third, I'm announcing DTIYS winners this week, so yay!!! I have an art trade to finish and then once I have progressed enough (it's kinda long cuz we got excited lol) I will be working on the DTIYS rewards uwu

Since I have more free time, I will he cleaning up my tumblr acc, again, so it will be cleaner for my future posts uwu

I made tiny fics so I might post em here for now idk, we will see how things go but expect more original posts from me again uwu

[styrmwb]

Beat FFXVI last night (spoilers and lots of rambling ahead)

"I liked it, but" is pretty much how I felt about the game. It had very high highs, there were a lot of things about it I liked, but something about it soured it for me. And I think the fact that I was so excited for it, but it didn't fully land made that feel worse overall. I also think the game didn't come out at a good time for Me Specifically, because it is a very intense, pay full attention and give all your energy to game. I can't really chill with it after work or do other things while playing it, and honestly I haven't really been wanting to play action games much recently. I do think in the future I'll be able to look back at it more fondly than now.

Things that I liked: visually, holy shit. Every Eikon Battle, every zone, they fucking killed it. If this was just like, a show? Oh my god amazing beautiful 10/10. The Bahamut battle and the final boss were two standouts to me especially. Fuck. It's so cool.

The characters. While I wish some got a little better treatment (More Benedikta and Barnabas, maybe like, solo Jill sections where you play as her?), overall I cared so much about the whole cast. Clive and Joshua together was one of my favorite relationships cause you can tell that they cared for and loved each other so much and goddammit they deserved to be happy together. Even the characters that I thought were just gonna be on the side, like Gav or Byron (I did not expect them to be so prominent but fuck yes) or really anyone in the hideout, I really did appreciate everything about them. The game felt like it had a party despite only Clive being playable.

The music. I mean, of fucking course the music. Soken and his team can do no wrong. I was originally scared it was gonna be... generic? But my fears were unfounded. Find the Flame; banger. Into the Mire? Might be my favorite song tbh they went so hard for the First Dungeon. The ENTIRE Titan fight? God DAMN

Eikon abilities. When I really got them going, I was having a lot of fun in combat. I ended up running Phoenix (Gouge, Rising Flames); Bahamut (Ice Age, Upheaval); Titan (Raging Fists, Flames of Rebirth). I would dodge up to raise Megaflare level, then go crazy go stupid with all of the other abilities, looking super cool and exploding everything around me. Felt fucking awesome.

Finally, story. It was definitely a more generic FF story, gather all the crystals (by smashing them), get the summons, kill god, but I liked it. But I think if the super cool big moments weren't as cool and I didn't care about the characters as much, it wouldn't be anything special. Those parts of it were so stellar though.

Uhhhh haha now the part I'm still struggling with. What didn't I like. What soured this experience specifically. One thing I know didn't help (that I'm sure people are sick of hearing about) was the lack of exploration and open world. I wish there was more side bits, I wish there was like, FFXI/XII/XIV style zone transitions. I wish it was closer to XII/XV, or if it went full action and was more like Stranger of Paradise. Instead, it just feels like a sad middle ground that doesn't quite excel at the world or the levels.

Side quests. Again, common complaint. But they were just... a slog. I appreciated what they did for the world. I appreciate the characters they gave us. But they were just... so common, and so boring. It felt like a chore, "goddammit I gotta clear out 5 sidequests let's waste 2 hours woooooo" agh. XIV does the same thing where they are quests purely for world building, but actually doing them kinda sucks. Makes sense, same team.

Combat outside of Eikon Abilities. There's nothing particularly wrong with it? I think the reason I didn't really care for it was more on my end, I didn't want to play an action game. I can't dock this against the game, but I can say it was part of the reason I didn't enjoy it as much.

I'm sure there's more, but I'm struggling to quite pinpoint what it is. There's not much about the game I didn't like, but what I did was so heavy that it made the game almost... a chore to pick up. I would usually be fine once I got into the groove, but the fact that I felt that feels so shitty.

I think if I had to rate this game in my imaginary FF tier list that I haven't made fully yet cause I can't pick between some of my children, I think I liked it a little more than XIII (stronger highs), and a little less than XV (weaker gameplay). Didn't match the hype, but I did Get Hyped.

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October 2024 Update

Hello, darlings! A new update has been posted to my website, including a glorious ramble/rant about social media, culture, and scheduling. I've also possibly found a way to automate posts across platforms so I don't have to sell my soul to the internet every single day just to get my work seen - so, if you're seeing this post anywhere outside of Tumblr and it's a little wonky, that's why.

Anywhoodle, you can read the update either on my blog directly (where you can also subscribe if you want to receive them in the future via email - no spam :p) or right here on Tumblr under the cut ('cause I don't wanna clog your feed, either). 🦇☕🖤

❝Hello, darlings. Since my last update, I have made the decision to rethink how I approach my updates. Previously, I’d had everything broken down into chunks. This time, I’ve revisited my to-do list by combining everything on my backlog and breaking them all down into their smallest microtask. Why? Well, because I’m a glutton for punishment, I suppose, but also because I was interested in seeing how big my workload actually is, morsel-by-morsel. This brings me to a total of – *drumroll* – 1,692 total tasks. No, I’m not kidding. And no, I’m not open to critique. It’s a backlog of dreams I’ve put off for far too long now for reasons we don’t need to get into in an update post. Now, off you go to bask in the glory of the numbers:

Project Updates

Now, I want to reiterate that this includes literally every microtask I have scribbles in my backlog, so perhaps it’s not quite as intimidating as you think. Still, it’s work, and some bars may spring forward faster than others, at least until I can afford to hire a personal assistant to help even out the workload a little bit. And speaking of finances, I’d like to note – in celebration – that this is my first month as a full-time business owner in the green, which is very exciting. I haven’t been this ahead since my former success crumbled under the weight (or, more accurately, the algorithm changes) of the pandemic. Still, to be fair, before then it was more of a hobby than a full-time gig – so woooooo. 🍾🎉 Moving on.

🖤 Dezy Delaceur, LLC: This category, at this point, will more or less overlap with other brands, as I’ve lumped my books, courses, and uncategorizable work into it. There are also things like social media and marketing plans in this category, as well as menial things like, “Organize your disgusting bird nest of notes” and “Optimize your websites for SEO and backend cleanliness”. I’m not going to share any of the social media updates in this space today, though, as I have a whole dedicated rant on that I’m saving for the end of this article in its own dedicated section.

❤️ Luxe Gothique Boutique: My beloved boutique is unofficially up and running again over here on its own official website. I still need to flesh out the Home page, the About page, and all relevant policies pages. I’m still in the process of getting everything there is to offer from the Classique Collection up and available, but much of it, you will notice, is already available. As the only name in luxury dark fashion and decor, I am very excited and confident in the future of this brand. I am also exploring the possibility of more clothing and decor options than are currently available, as well as looking into options for designing my own jewelry, statuary, faux flower bouquets, and more – all manufactured as on-demand as possible to prevent waste and minimize costs while fleshing out this massive undertaking of mine.

💜 The Witchy Housewife: For my fans of “woo-woo”, I’m working on getting into a good flow of publishing articles again. I recently shared an article about something I call realmwalking, which I haven’t shared on social media just yet because I’ve been slacking. I’ve also been working on artwork for the website to replace all those janky placeholders. I have a ton of new stock in now, too – crystals, candles, kits, the works. I’m organizing everything to resume making my own blends again soon, as well. For real this time, since I’m a little bit more comfortable investing funds this time. I’ll have some new services coming soon, as well, and more to come on my convenient little Digital Grimoire. You can find all of that over on the website here. I made a fun little commercial recently, too. Have a l’il peek:

💚 Dezydration: I finished my vtuber 2d persona model, as I think I mentioned in my last update. I’ve got a ton of footage in my pocket that I just need to brainstorm on a little bit for my new video format, then I’ve got some backdrop artwork to wrap up. In other news, the art shop is officially open again over here, with both physical products and YCH (Your Character Here) commissions available. You can also find my pricing for artwork and writing commissions under the Services tab here. Finally, I’m organizing my concept notes and initial outline notes for my first web comic, A Little Town Called Lorauvial. You can except to see some major updates in that department in the coming months.

💙 Nightshade’s Auralcraft: And also for my fellow woo-wooheads, work continues with my subliminal affirmation audios. But for everyone else, there’s my ambience work. I’ve released a few new ambience mixes on the YouTube channel, including an Ancient Greek music mix, a nostalgic Y2K Disney Channel Halloween commercial mix, and a couple of Animal Crossing mixes. When I’m not listening to music or affirmations, sometimes an ambience mix is nice. It’s also nice to be able to bring the outside in sometimes.

🔒 Secret Projects: Obviously, I don’t want to say too much about this, because it’s still a secret, but I am using a tiny bit of free time at my leisure to work on this. All I can say right now is that it is something that could benefit the community, it is super nostalgic, and there are ducks involved.

A Rant on Social Media & Scheduling

Last time we chatted, I talked about social media, and since then I’ve been working really hard to get into a good rhythm with it. It’s overwhelming, and I keep getting bogged down by the idea that you need to be on every single platform to get any amount of reach. Some people say some platforms, others say others, and then you’ve got the issue of algorithms that murder the average person’s visibility before spitting on its grave. (This is not an exaggeration.) I’ve also been trying out Bluesky recently

To be honest, most of social media feels pretty lifeless these days. On the one hand, places like Tumblr and Bluesky have the faintest glow of optimism. There is a very subtle feeling of that old world charm which is completely absent from the platforms which used to dominate it – Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and so on. People are not really peopling like they used to. There are like three forms of content that have a chokehold on social media right now: Overposted memes, porn, and unnecessary discourse. I made a very tongue-in-cheek video about this very culture like 5 years ago, and it’s somehow gotten more relevant.

Anyway, I’m still thinking about these things. About people and social media and marketing and how to get my work out there. I think the things I make and do are really good, but it’s just difficult to get it seen while still being authentic. I just want to make and do things that are important to me. I don’t want to make clickbait or SEO-optimized baby-spoonfuls of meaningless content for the chronically brainfried. Then to have to start the whole process over for a million different platforms? Meh. I frequently wonder how many of my friends even get shown my work – and out of those that do, how many just scroll past it because it isn’t an overposted meme, porn, or unnecessary discourse. And there’s a lot to be said for this, but perhaps the most important is that we’ve become a very depressed bunch, but many are just fine continuing to contribute to the very things causing us to be so depressed. I miss Skype. I miss people.

And that’s just the cultural end of things. Time management is an issue, too. When I’m not working or taking care of other high-priority responsibilities, I don’t have the energy for doom scrolling or trying to explain myself. Our phones and our communication are not what they used to be. We can’t pick up our phones to take a little break, because we risk getting sucked into a feed of meaningless slop content. And we can’t respond to friends with free flowing, meaningful conversation that has no beginning and no end like we used to, because that isn’t enough; you’re supposed to tick each person’s unique boxes, and if you don’t tick those boxes, it means you “don’t care enough”. You have to shut your soul off. You have to put your social needs and comfort levels aside. You have to forget about your life outside of your phone. And that’s just… Difficult to do lately. I don’t want to be on my phone. I want to be outside. I want to be exercising. I want to be making a warm meal. I want to be listening to music and just existing.

So, that’s where we are now. I saw a post on Facebook recently that said, “Reminder that your friends still love you. Everyone is just very tired.” And that post says a lot. I think people forget this, mostly because of the cultural void we’ve carved into our hearts over the past near-decade. Which is where I put a pause on the frustrated rambling, step back, and pop on my favorite pair of rose-tinted glasses again. It’s this perspective that keeps me going, even and especially when I start to feel very alone.

And Regarding Life. . .

I’m getting into a new space soon, right as we step into my favorite time of year, which I am very excited about. I look forward to having more room to paint, to write, and to pour candle wax in. The place I’m moving to also has some really nice amenities. I think it will take a lot of stress off of me. Little by little, I will complete my passion projects. Little by little, I will come around to a good work-life balance. Little by little, I will build up what was worn down, just as I have many times before.

For now, I will wrap up for the evening. I will take some time to play with my new paint medium, to take a nice hot shower, and to watch something spooky – which means unless you are subscribed to the blog here (which you can do below), you will not be aware of this update until sometime tomorrow. So, until I see you again for the next update, lots of love and all that jazz.❞