#would make her design waaay better

[coldgoldlazarus]

Why does it bother me disproportionately when anime girls have wings on their head or on their butt instead of coming out of their upper back? That's probably only a marginal difference in actual practical flight utility, but it feels so much more reasonable, whereas I really really don't like the aesthetics of the first two.

Also, when the wings are fucking tiny. There's no way those things are supporting her weight in the air, and it's not really cute enough to make up for that. Those are vestigial limbs created by bad breeding practices. Let her have an imposing presence, dammit!

[dat-lil-shark]

So I just watched Inside Out 2 AND GOSH MY DAMN ANXIETY IS WAAAY TOO CUTE FOR ME AAAAAH!!!

And good news! It's summer holiday now! Meaning i will be able to answer more asks, draw more, and draw in better quality!

Shes just a pathetic little frog!

I love her so goddamn much!

I wanna keep her as a pet!

SPOILER ALERT:

I love the way the movie treat her as a someone who was also suffering from anxiety and was spreading it to Riley, thinking this would help, instead of an evil monster that just want to possess Riley which many people portray anxiety and negative self talk to be.

And I also love how, at the end of the movie, no other character blamed her or hold a grudge. And some, like joy, even helped to take care of her and taught her self care skill.

OH and don't get me STARTED on how Pixar designed her to have a traditionally male carton look, but gave her she/her pronouns for the most part. Which, as a gender fluid myself, makes me want to kiss pixar in the face!

Its just so wholesome on so many levels!

[bonefall]

Any thoughts on Moonpaw’s design? Do you plan to make her appearance a bit more unique/utilize the chimera a bit more?

Honestly I think her canon design is pretty fantastic! I don't agree with those who're saying it's not unique lmao, like, the team's never been THIS creative before. She blows Pure Gray Cats 3, 4, and 5 out of the water.

But, boy oh BOY am I gonna have fun with this one. Last night I sketched up a possible combo for each Moonpaw from the options I presented. Whichever one gets picked I'll tweak more, but I went ahead and made a 'base' character design for each one.

Also bonus: Headshots for all of the possible parents. Note the slight update for Stormcloud, I figured out a better way to draw his cheek fluff and changed his stripe pattern a bit

Whatever designs end up not being used for Moonpaw, I'll probably tweak for another new litter. ThriftPlum and ShellFern's hypokits will slot well into the eventual ShellFern litter we (HOPEFULLY) get soon, and with a slight edit, StormCherry's can be a new Honeyfur.

PlumThrift

This one's becoming the least likely to happen I think. It could still win if it's the most fitting with the arc, supposing canon ends up writing a strained relationship between Moon and her parents, but based on the preview stuff that's not the case.

Still! I do like the Two Soccer Moms And Their Weird Child lmao.

Thrift and Plum are a downright deadly united front. They play Good Cop Bad Cop like they're practically telepathic. So I tried to get that across in their headshots.

Plumstone always looks laidback and chill. Thriftear exudes an aura of seriousness.

Their weird child inherits neither of these things. She looks like she eats bugs.

I decided to make this Moonpaw look REALLY fluffy. Plumstone inherited her grandpa Graystripe's body type, so it would be a shame if Moony didn't get it too.

FlipBay

BB!Bayshine is a DustFern descendant. He has his great-grandfather Dustpelt's plate.

The stripes come from grandfather Birchfall, who gave them to mother Duststripe.

Flipclaw is strikingly similar to his grandfather Lionblaze, back before he started balding.

While drawing this one I started trying to play around with the chimera idea more, that she's half of one cat and half of another. When the face plate came into it, it STRUCK me like lighting

It looks like phantom of the opera!!

So I started experimenting with one side being shorter-furred, and got a draft down before moving on to a waaay more in-depth design.

This was the last one I did last night before going to bed, so I'll post the evolution I made in a separate post. It's the one with the most potential thanks to the plate so it got pretty big.

ShellFern

Most Moonpaw designs are chunky, but I've always seen Shellfur as pretty slim. Definitely the slimmest in his recent family-- since Graystripe, the Dapplekin family has been thick and fluffy.

Mix that with Fernstripe, a WindClan cat, I made this Moonpaw resemble some kind of gazelle.

Fernstripe has this long, "fern-shaped" stripe on her body. Paired with Moonpaw's half-black body it looks kind of like stitches which is, imo, cool as fuck

I let her crescent-tufts add to the shape too, they curl in like horns... though, I am worried it looks too much like Curlfeather.

I'll probably give this one another pass if Moonpaw ends up being a ShellFern baby.

Also this take makes her took a bit more grumpy so she's closer in personality to her dad.

StormCherry

This is actually the first one I did

Cherryfall has a perfectly round, cherry-shaped face. She actually looks a ton like her dad, Berrynose.

I wanted to give Moonpaw that same face, because hers is simply a half-moon.

She looks like a stressed-out eevee and I kinda dig it LMAO

In color, this Moonpaw would probably lean more towards red than ginger. I see Cherry as a reddish cat.

She could also inherit Poppy's special red eyes-- she got those from being fetched away from StarClan by Jayfeather. Shadowsight also got them.

The stripe pattern is from Stormcloud. I decided recently that I'm going to try and limit thunder-shaped stripes to the Tigerkin family, something they inherit from Thunderstar himself. So Stormcloud's are now transverse across his body, with a distinct nose snip.

When I finally do decide StormCherry's kits, be that now with Moonpaw or later, I'll standardize Stormy's new stripes by giving him a new fullbody.

[feministsouthpark]

Betty Boogie's Avatars

I don't see many people talking about it, but one of the more interesting and most definitely the cutest characteristic of recent South Park is Trey Parker's daughter voicing some specific characters. Most viewers might not even realize how much impact she has on the actual show. For instance, when she has favorite pop songs, Trey makes sure to include them in the episodes, such as Humble in S21E1 or when she got into horse dressage, Trey made an episode about it (S25E4), and he specifically stays up to date about current children's trends through her. I'm here to take you on a journey of the characters she played, so naturally first comes Ike.

Ike Broflovski Ike had a lot of voice actors, famously voiced by the children of crew members. Betty's been voicing Ike since season 20, and that might just be a reason why Ike had such a big role in that season, since Trey evidently loved making his daughter say the silly obscene things Ike said. She started doing the voice when she was 3 years old, just like Ike is. And while she gained other roles, she still does Ike at the age of 10 in S26.

Hannah Williams Interestingly this first grader, Hannah, has been a background character since S9, waaay before Betty was even born. But she was never named and she never said a word. That changed, when in S21E2 she is singing at a school talent show, voiced by Betty. In S22 she continues voicing Ike and also she provides sound for the priest call whiste. ("I love Jesus! I love Jesus!")

As of S23 she is also credited for voicing the PC Babies, most prominently Riley, and a vegan boy, who might be a first or second grader, she is also Menorah in S24, the daughter of future Eric.

However an interesting shift happens at the end of The Return of Covid, in which we meet an entirely new character, Heather Williams (also mistakenly addressed as Heather Thomson before her on-screen appearance) who is decidedly a new fourth grader created specifically for Betty to voice.

We first see her watching Terrance and Phillip and eating ice cream. Then the boys (as adults from the future) blackmail her with a photo of her farting, since she can get Denver Nuggets tickets from her dad. Then she becomes a recurring character in S25, keeping the idea that whenever Trey thinks a line would be funnier if it came from the mouth of an actual child, he invited Betty to say it.

In Pajama Day she calls PC Principal a fascist and appears to be friends with Wendy and Millie. And she dares to argue with Eric about the correct pajama terminology at a kids meeting. In The Big Fix, she is seen in the main fourth graders' classroom, arguing with Stan, and it's clear Trey enjoys Betty opposing with his characters specifically.

I wonder if there's some history behind her voicing two characters named Williams. We know she played a girl called Harper at the South Park 25th Anniversary Concert specifically named after one of her friends, so Williams might be the surname of one of her friends as well. Soon, Heather fades into the background without any explanation, after the show seemingly decided to make her a regular, she gets replaced. Why? It seems like when Betty got 9 years old, Trey decided she should get a permanent character. Perhaps for that idea, they had a better design to use...

Back in S24, before either Heather Williams or Menorah Cartman got introduced, there was a Lil' Qties member who has never appeared before. She was specifically designed by Betty, seemingly already created to serve as her avatar (and I applaud Trey's bravery to represent her daughter as an anti-vaccine character). Still, I forgot about her, kept waiting for Heather Williams to have a role in S26, and instead when Stan's family buys a japanese toilet, which girl voiced by Betty shows up?

The blonde girl with the black jacket and bow. And she's officially named Betsy now. The personality is the same as Heather Williams: an assertive, outspoken girl who lashes out at Trey's characters without ever being talked back to. Except she is a different character in-show, and therefore none of the development and experience Heather had in the episodes count anymore. While both of them had exactly one season at this point, I believe Betsy is here to stay, since she is designed by her, named after her, so unlike Heather, she is a more personal avatar.

Betsy already seems to be friends with Nelly, Nichole, Bebe, Red, and to a lesser extent, on friendly terms with Wendy (although I can imagine their strong personalities would clash at some point), I hope they decide to expand upon her character and make her a mainstay. And it seems like that's the intent. Especially after Trey's father's day cake had Betsy's face on it. My theory is that Heather was supposed to stay relevant, but they just chose the Betsy design after a trial year. So if nothing else would change in their real life, I think it's safe to assume we can count on Betsy returning.

[genevieveskingdom]

Why I switched from Choices to Romance Club 📖

I started playing Choices in 2019 and I was always so delighted when they veröffentlicht published a new story. I really loved playing that game, but last year I discovered a girl on YouTube who was posting some let's plays from Theodora and I immediately wanted to try this game.

~ The graphic is waaay better and more realistic.

No reused faces nor characters. I am always amazed about every new book and its characters. Even the so-called "unimportant" side characters have their own design and are not reused which cannot be said about Choices unfortunately. 😔

~ Better character development. Your choices really matter and have different outcome for the MC.

The way you interact with each of the characters has its consequences. The LI's also interact like real people and if you date someone and then decide to switch to an other LI, their romance path is closed. You really have to choose wisely for whom you decide to be with.

~ Quality over quantity

I don't really remember how many books are currently published (ended and ongoing) in RC, but it's definitely not as much as in the Choices app. I HATE the VIP books and that fact that you have to wait thousand years for it to get widely released! 😵 And when you open the first chapter you see that it's just another single love interest book with some three macho guys you are not attracted to (I respect everyone who's into the standard "sexy" type of men, of course, it's just not me 😇) and three girls from whom you choose the kleinste smallest evil.

~ More accessible diamonds and teas

I LOVE Diamond Rush, Tea Parties and so on 😍 It's sooo player-friendly and so worth it! Even the access to diamonds and teas is more suited for wide audience and honestly - when RC is so generous and want to give you so much for free, then you want to buy some diamond/tea pack from them even more, because you know they value their players. 🙏

~ No single love interest books!

Oh my gosh, I have been so annoyed that most of the books Choices release lately is meant for single romance. The problem is not with faithfulness, but with the fact that everyone has their own definition of attraction and beauty. And most of the main LIs in single love interest books are written stereotypically (Bad Boy, guy nextdoor, rebellious girl...) I miss the plasticity of their personalities, of their appearances. Not everyone who matches today's beauty standards is actually beautiful. There should be diversity in LIs. Some of them should be curvier, more slender, with glasses, with bigger nose, with disability, with albinism... Just go on the street and look at the classic human beauty seen every day in public transport! Stop giving us some plain definition of beauty which lacks its own charm.

The only thing I would improve in RC would be the option to choose if we want to play as a male, female, non-binary...etc. As far as I know, only Gladiator's Chronicles have a male MC.

Now I have some personal highlights about Choices I'd like to get rid of because it's been in me for so long 🙉

First thing's first, The Princess Swap was such a good book. I loved the idea. Still, I've got a certain love-hate relationship with this book. First of all, biology and genetics does not make sense in this standalone. Secondly, lord Cecil was not as bad as everyone thinks. He and the king were my most favourite characters, actually. 🤭 Third, I was so annoyed by the prince/ss of Ismar. We were forced to marry them, we could not even say no.🤦

I loved BOLAS N° 1. I replayed the story twice. I was in love with Tyril Starfury. Even though I loved Kaya Duskraven more. She was sooo gorgeous! When they introduced the sequel to us I was naively hoping that we might get Kaya back. That we would find some magical artefact, for example, and bring her back to life, so that she can join the party and be our new love interest. I would definitely switch to her. Instead, we got Valax... I am a little bit disappointed by the sequel, to be honest. They were promising us so many mesmerizing things and I was just expecting a little more from the three years waiting episode. Not only did I not understand why Cherta and Willow joined our party and then they left afterwards... I was like: okay, new love interests apparently. And then whoosh, they vanished. And we ended up trapped with the Valax-drama until the last chapters... I respect everyone who likes the sequel, it is just not me. Unfortunately. I will stick to the good old first book, which I love. 🩷

[amaiguri]

I redesigned my Main Antagonist

Kivihk, the God of Blood and Beginnings, has slowly risen from "antagonist of one story arc" to "main antagonist" and thus, he needs a new design and personality to match.

What was I working with? He had this arrogant, abrasive, "I'm waaay better than you" sort of attitude before. Imagine like... stereotypical misogynist college bad boy who drinks and parties too much and stuff. And he wanted to take over the world because he was an entitled baby.

So. He was evil and boring.

And also, he wasn't wearing enough clothes and this made him LESS hot, imo. I mean, look at this mess...

So then, I fixed him.

Initially, I fixed his second-in-command, Vanya, and gave her an actual tragic arc and stuff. And she went from "boring, evil goon" to "realistic depiction of a trad wife being gaslit into thinking giving birth was her only value, only to be put down for doing the one thing they told her she should do." So, she's this EMOTIONAL MESS and she hates him but she loves him cuz she doesn't think she has options...

Except the Demonic/Eldritch horror version. So her body will eventually be consumed and taken over by him. And she has to just be happy about this... SEE? That's FUN! (And by "Fun", I mean, it's horrific.)

So, next, I thought "Maybe, I'll remove Kivihk from the story except as a force-of-nature villain, with Vanya as his face!" Especially since "God of Blood and Beginnings" sounds a lot like "birth" to me -- so making him more of a feminine villain just made sense. I even started doing some sketches for this potential change -- Below: Vanya as she is now and Vanya as she could be as the avatar of a dead God.

But then I thought about how much editing that would require and died inside...

So I went and fleshed out the last 2000 years of backstory. And lo and behold, my usual trick of "just imagine going through their backstory" gave me a lot more empathy for the kind of people these two would be... And for one: Kivihk would not ACT like an entitled little baby all the time. He would, in fact, be pretty gentle, patient, and nice. He's a God, after all. He's a God who is superior to all other mortals and he has forever to achieve his goals. As I described it to my Discord:

He doesn't hate humans... he just doesn't see them as people. Do you gloat at cows? No. You aren't insane. You DO still get mad at them if they break your fence or refuse to eat the food you give them, though...

So, with this in mind, I went and redrew him to give him that "JRPG Final Boss First Form" vibe. In his human disguise atm, he's got darker skin because the majority of humans in that area have dark skin. But most of my Demons have ashy-silver skin, so that's kinda what I'm going for with his "Godling" form.

To be clear, in his TRUE true form, he'd probably have like 5 more of those black "burned" arms, 6 more eyes, and like 3 flaming halos or something. I also think his God form would be more fishlike, since fish lay a lot of legs, and take a lot of influence from sea angels (since they're clear/white but have a red core and I think that's a great aesthetic for a God of Blood).

So yeah! That's a list of all the changes atm. I'm not even sure if this is the final destination of my changes so if you have questions or suggestions, I am open to them. Thanks for going on this journey with me! Now I just have to do a proper illustration to update this banner already... Hee hee!

[where-fading-princesses-live]

Thoughts on *NEW* Wicked Trailer (2024)

Okay the second trailer is SO MUCH BETTER than the teaser.

They picked less awkward looking shots/moments where they don't look so weird and old also better less cheesy acting shown here.

Also I do love the majority of Galinda's costume designs as a Shiz student.

I’m still not crazy about her generic looking bubble dress because the one on stage was so stunning but maybe it'll grow on me.

But her ''Popular'' dress is awesome and so is the Oz Dust Ball dress

My only complaint is that Elphaba looks waaaay too fashionable before her post-''Popular'' transformation.

She's not supposed to look that cute and it misses the whole point of her character esp. where it concerns the book.

It's the one thing the musical did better was Elphaba's character development as illustrated by the costume design. Her shift in character shifts with her sense of style and I see none of that here. She doesn't seem to make much of a change in style because she's dressed cute all the time or am I missing something???

Like her moment with Fiyero she's supposed to look conventionally ''beautiful'' for the first time even tho she was always internally beautiful but everyone fails to see that because her skin is green and they're so focused on superficiality.

But yeah what she's wearing with Fiyero in the movie isn't that big of a leap from what she's wearing in previous scenes like she's always dressed cute. Her dress in her first love scene with Fiyero is actually too similar to the one in what I assume to be ''What Is This Feeling?'' with the pinstripe look. In the stage show, she wears something she would normally never wear. It was Galinda's invention to make Elphaba look like some Galinda knock-off, but that seems to be missing in the movie (I also miss the pink flower in her hair).

Other than that, yeah….

The song samples sound good too.

Wish they showed more Nessa and/or Boq but at the same this trailer shows waaay too much already like I feel I’ve already seen half the movie and this is only Part I, they could have left more to the imagination but oh well.

I’ve sorta changed my mind and I am kind of hyped to see this now.

[siglati]

For asks to know you better! 1, 2, 9, 27

1. Chipotle order?

There's no Chipotle location where I live (the maritimes isn't really "with it" sadly. We only just got a Popeyes and a Sephora very recently). The closest Chipotle would be somewhere in Ontario, so about a 2 hour plane ride from where I am. The menu looks pretty good though, I'd try the chicken quesadilla with a side of red chili salsa!

2. Thoughts on veganism?

There's quite a few! Vegan food tastes pretty good if it's made by someone who knows how to cook or if it came from a good restaurant. Having friends or co-workers who are vegan can be a great way to encourage yourself to eat more veggies too if you struggle with it (I do). Lots of people turn to it because they don't like the thought of killing and eating animals, especially because there's a lot of workplace and animal welfare issues with factory farming. I get where they're coming from, but food solidarity is more productive in the grand scheme of things because in reality, veganism was only made possible relatively recently and in places where there's dependable/affordable food imports all year around (and there's issues with that too, farmers aren't treated very well, especially in the global south. Over worked, underpaid...). Canada is a pretty good example of this. If you go waaay way up north, fruits and veggies are insanely pricey, so what makes more sense? Buying a single box of strawberries for 25$ or hunting a seal or whale to feed tons of people for a good amount of time? My own family in remote Newfoundland lives by the ocean and about an hour away from the nearest grocery store, so it makes sense to catch your own seafood and have a moose for the family to last the winter.

The vegans I know in person are thankfully civil about it. They don't talk down on "carnists" (idk why vegans online use that as an insult sometimes because honestly it sounds both funny and cool at the same time), or insist on feeding vegan diets to cats. Thank goodness

So basically: food is food. Eat what makes the most sense for you and your family to eat and whatever that is, never stop practicing gratitude towards your farmers and butchers or family members who can hunt. We'd all be worse off without them

9. Do you have a skincare routine (and how many steps is it)?

It's very, VERY diligent. I used to have pretty bad acne and I was on accutane for about a year after university 6 years ago. It's great stuff, but it can be hard on your body. To this day, sunscreen is still the first thing I put on when I wake up (although skin cancer alone should be your reason to wear it everyday no matter what. Especially if you live somewhere where healthcare isn't timely or affordable). Right now I use these to keep breakouts at bay. My skin is the best it's been in years.

27. What’s your favorite or go-to outfit?

Right now, it's a bright pink and gold silk robe with a hood. I have good pictures of it from the designer here:

And here's me with it on!

The designer repurposed the fabric from an old wedding dress, and it makes me feel all rosy and happy everytime I wear it. As if I was made part of an old love story

Although you know what, a friend of mine did tell me once that it reminded her of Homestuck. I don't know how I feel about that ☠

[myfaveisfuckable]

Rants!

Vera Misham/Wocky Kitaki: theyre the combo of girl who doesnt talk with guy who talks a lot, they never met but were both in the hospital by the end of the game, so theoretically couldve met then and talked to each other while recovering!! i just think they're neat and would get along, plus the fanart is super cute which is always a bonus :3

Setsu/Yuriko/Raqio: if remraq was rare this combo is legendary +1. they are BOTH a crackship and a rarepair:

1) although they are all affected by the premise-induced timefuckery at some point, likely all come from extremely fucked up backgrounds (no way setsu isn't a child soldier + yuriko did extremely messed up neurological operations as a teen and is on the run from the shadow government AND has a bounty on her head + raqio is from a hypermeritocratic caste society where if you aren't smart enough you aren't considered a human being. every single one of them should get a 50% off therapy coupon) they never get a story cutscene together. diversity loss

2) in all my 1.5 years in this fandom i have met ONE (1) person who also shipped this. one. this isn't a shippy fandom in general tbh but i've seen more people draw a character hitting a boof than saying a peep about s/y/r

additional arguments:

3) it's nonbinary yuri (nb/f/nb) come ON there is nothing better than nonbinary poly yuri

4) i want to see them get into an argument

5) setsu can defo easily bench press the other two (please)

6) they look niceys together even though their designs are pretty different and not in the "intentional contrast" way

7) the aforementioned timefuckery makes this an uniquely delicious bond

8) if this gets in people will hear about this ship and these 3 deserve so much more :)

Cecil Gershwin Palmer/Carlos Ramirez: I have seen *one* crossover fanfic with this pairing and it is absolutely genius.

So, Welcome To Night Vale (WTNV) has a main canon pairing, darling Eldritch radio host Cecil and lovable scientist Carlos. For the longest time, Carlos didn't have a last name and backstory. Also, as a STEM girl, let me tell you, his 'science' doesn't make sense.

So the genius author decided: okay, let me just grab a random Carlos from a different medium and put him in there. Except it's not random, and works super well! Enter: Carlos Ramirez, from the Dresden Files, and urban fantasy novel. This Carlos is a wizard. Who now has to somehow pretend he's a scientist. While secretly battling the Eldritch horros lurking in Night Vale.

The two of them are super cute and happy together, and it just makes waaay too much sense, the worlds and characters mesh super well. I can never unsee it. There is literally No content besides that one fic. It is perfect.

(1: gnosia. 2: welcome to nightvale. 3: Dresden files.)

[toorurii]

Now time for the design notes ✌🏽

Starting with the fullbody- her outfit was a challenge to solidify😭 it’s actually a slight revamp of her fit draft here I made a few years back!👇🏽

If I didn’t have this to go off of this pic prob would have taken waaay longer to finish😭 my motto for designs is always to avoid doing ‘too much’, physically and color wise, and this was a hurdle because i feel like I was tiptoeing that line the whole time, and even now I’m still a little unsure if it isn’t Too Much, but I like how it looks on her, so we ball. The CDs came about when I saw how pretty the CD emoji 💿📀 was one day and I was like I gotta put this on an oc NOW!!!!! I’m forever charmed by her little ufo trinket thingy, and also her signature disco balls 🥹 Also, her tail rings are there out of my fondness of how heartboiledegg drew her here! Also please comm Ei for a design if u have the chance u will NOT regret it 😭🙏🏽

Her lower right fit is a throwback to this pic I drew of her a couple years back!

I’m also crazy endeared to how her skirt came out… it’s supposed to have a little layer of fluff on the hem. Also her tail bow thing 🥹

Next are the little bits and bobs, her offstage look vs her onstage look! Usually I draw her in her glammed up onstage look, but I still think she’s super cute in her more lowkey glitzy offstage vibe too🤔 also, I changed her horn shape over the years so they’re smaller and cuter, like Lum’s little horns! I think it fits her vibe way better, especially when her whole deal is to do everything in her power to garner as much attention as possible… Her perception of greed is that physical things like money and riches are dispensable … the things that are REALLY valuable is someone’s time and emotions and the components that make a persons soul Theirs, so she’s shaped herself into a one size fits all puzzle piece🫡 Anyway tangent aside I think her little horns are crazy adorable 😭 can you tell she’s my favorite oc LMAO

Lastly, if anyone’s curious about her more goat-y form, she looks like this (sorry that she’s almost naked but would you believe me if I said this is the more clothed version of this pic) she ofc has like a bigger more monstrous full demon form (the Elden ring and Bloodborne mines have taken me into my monster designing era) but as a furry at my core I can’t help but make a version like this of her too😂

Anyway Ty for reading this far .. if you are apart of Platination I am shaking your hand🤝

🪐Superstar Beyond the Stratosphere - PLATINA💫🩷💚

[rocketmorrie]

This is the biggest post I have ever made and hopefully will ever make. TW Family Abuse, self harm, suicide but it is in passing and I thinks thats it. It is a summary that I don’t expect folks to ever really read

Ok i need to summarise the kinda crappy events that have happened to me since roughly july for my own sanity. I keep getting told that I am, in one way or another, being over dramatic or overly negative and I feel like I’m going mad

1. Early spring - I am told my Dad, who is a bastard, is marrying his mistress and I am obliged to come to NC. Sucks but I had been prepared for this for awhile and I have support with my gf. I’m the designated diplomat in the family so I gotta make an appearance so he doesn’t harass my mom. It is set for 8/1 and tickets have been already bought for me which is like, dislike, but whatever free plane.

Fairly quiet afterwards. My Job at the city sucks, but I have a new one i took for the wfh options allowing me to live outside IL to stay with my gf during her fellowship and it is looking up. I have to share an office now but we iron out some terms to the space/behavior and it works well enough

2. Late June, like the 25th? I am told by my gf that we need to visit her family out in maryland for the 4th, tickets have been bought and it is heavily expected I come, so I scramble to squeeze in the time at my work. Stressful but not too big a deal really. Free plane.

Being with my gf’s family is nice but always a little anxiety inducing bc I want to please everyone, which is likely me acting out anxieties from my own fam. It works out quite well until.

3. My gf asks her mom if one of her friends could visit them for thanksgiving. This is a big deal, because last year I spent thanksgiving at her family in exchange for her spending christmas up north with my (accepting and good) side of the family. I am shocked and try to discuss it, but she doesn’t want to, I am somewhat heartbroken by this, but I figure it would be better to talk once we got home

4. We return home, the airline, however fucks up and we can’t fly out until tomorrow, meaning I am missing work. We have to wake up at 4am to get back. We use the opportunity to discuss some stuff but it is a very anxiety ridden time and she did go full Aries Mode at one point, which inflamed things and I needed to take a breather.

5. She gives me the cold shoulder the remaining week, and won’t discuss what is going on. Panic panic panic. I eventually need to leave early from work as I cannot handle it, i have an idea whats going on. She comes to my apartment and breaks up with me, saying there was no spark in the relationship anymore, trying to frame it as mutual and as because I did not love myself. I was still quite in love with her and the shock causes me to pass out. we had just celebrated 3 years while in Maryland. When I come to, she is gone. I have not seen her since in any capacity.

My mom does use this as an opportunity to take my phone and computer and such and make me move back in, but my sister reins her back in and they both are more supportive than not. I am very grateful for the help my sister gave in this time, I am lucky to have her. Work is also very supportive, which made me so relieved that I cried (later at home).

6. With my gf and her network out of my life, i realise just how severely I have let my own friendships decline. Almost everybody has moved or is too busy to let me back in. I feel the loneliest i’ve been since waaay back when my dad gutted our house and I wasn’t allowed to bring folks over in like middle school and high school. This was a time period in which my dad “lived on plane” to see his mistress while my sister, mom, and I lived in a place without consistent heat/water and in some instances, no roof (which is another weird thing).

Since we also planned on moving in together and potentially having to move out of state for her psy.d,

7. It is now time for my Dad’s wedding to his mistress, I fly back and forth next to an empty seat bought for my ex. Meet my step siblings for the first time, not too bad. I am still a bisexual disaster surrounded by arch conservatives however. To make matters worse, I am made the surprise ringbearer at, I kid you not, the very last second, which felt like i was being forced to thank them for all the messes they made over the years. Bleh.

On the bright side though! My health insurance kicked in! So no need to worry about gaps in ny meds. What a relief that was. It was united, however, which my therapist does not take which required a reevaluation, but thats now settled

8. By mid august, work is getting pretty rough. I split a caseload alphabetically with my officemate, but it becomes apparent that my half is a lot heavier than hers. At one point I had 10 openings for her 3, which is a ratio that continues to this day. Meanwhile, we are concerned that our boss is targeting her, giving her less work but requiring more logged hours and she is distraught. I give her space to vent and express her frustrations. This is a daily routine, but solidarity is key to any workspace. We work out a strategy to manage things

My apt also decides to close the trash chute for a whole ass month which sucks but is mostly funny (i don’t create a lot of trash)

9. By mid september my mom reports my grandma’s health is declining. I don’t take this as seriously as I should since she has been saying this for about ten years at this point and the symptoms are the same and not worsening. My early october, however, the other parts of my family reveal that this wasn’t the case and she had three heart attacks requiring extended hospitalisation. She didn’t want surgery and is essentially in Hospice.

10. There is finally a shift in how my boss is treating my officemate which is fantastic, mission accomplished. Now it is time for us to work on balancing out the workload, As I am regularly pulling 12hr days just to keep up, the incoming cases during the busy season are noted to be almost exclusively mine in the alphabet by our own boss. Unfortunately, my officemate does not want to help, saying that I am complaining too much and being too negative. She starts putting in place rules like I cannot call myself things like a “idiot” “dum dum” “foolish fool who foolishly fools about” i agree, negative self talk even when joking is bad and follow through but doesn’t seem to work. She begins yelling at me for my alleged negativity, which others perceive as strange as well, since some of the comments (which are always mid convo) are stuff like “dang! Is it ALREADY 3:30?” And I am called disgusting for the things I say to myself, and begins talking to anyone who will listen about it. I begin to be iced out of office adventures to like the 30th floor or lunch but only when she is involved. I’m told repeatedly that I “do not look queer” and at one point says I have to be autistic (which is like, not by itself a bad thing??). Worse off, she begins using putting up with my alleged negativity as a “place of growth” in our weekly meetings with our boss, but framed in a way I know what she means but that my boss doesn’t. I am told i have no excuse because she has depression and she doesn’t act the way I do apparently

11. I get really sick, to the point I am out cold for two days. This is the first time I am off since my dad’s wedding. My office mater has to cover court days and is pissed that I “didn’t tell her I was going to be sick” and yells at me for 30 minutes about how hard it is when I don’t come in at my regular time (7-7:30) due to her “arrival time”(9:00-30). We are both obligated to be ready to go at 8:30. I have had to regularly cover for her. This comes to a head when I get stuck on the red and instead of getting in at 7:30, I get in at 9:10. Which suuuuucked. She yells at me again, since she got in at 9:00 and I didn’t respond to her 9:05 text. Each time she does this, she goes to the other folks and complains about me. Work has become a living hell

12. The election.

13. It has become my job to listen to the woes of my officemate and her valid fears about the next four years. But only her fears can be talked about. Not queer folks, she already knows that is bad and im “straight passing” and she was an ally since middle school so she knows these things. There is no need for me to be negative about that

14. My grandma is hospitalised again, this time because of straight up medmal. The hospital in the marquette area is kinda trash and they gave her the wrong medication for her heart failure. I apparently am too negative about this.

I have used my panic meds, which are as needed, more than I have since when I was suicidal (which was when I first put on them, don’t worry I no longer have those thoughts) everyday is quite a lot! I do try and celebrate the little things though, I think I will make a (more digestible) post about that. I wanna brag about my cool new bird friends lol

[gachaparadise]

Mr/Love/And/Producer is pretty fun so far! Like it's bad and cliche, but in the enjoyable way a lousy shoujo manga is. it's relaxing fluff you can enjoy for yourself. putting the rest under the readmore~

since the games pretty old theres a LOT to do and ahh. i'll admit. i have a terrible weakness for games with seven thousand unnecessary systems and menus. i love menu navigation as gameplay sorry.

in terms of characters i'm having a hard time picking an oshi.

i went in gunning for the ceo because thats usually my type but... GOD he's such an asshole. he calls me on the phone and calls me stupid and makes fun of my failing business and like. i GET he's supposed to be a cold on the outside cares about you on the inside type but. i need a little more carrot and less stick you know? hoping i'll come around but it hasn't happened yet.

The doctor is the surprise favourite so far. hes mysterious and kinda suspicious but i really do feel the care he has for the mc and i appreciate the way he prioritizes her. and like. i enjoy a character who is cold to anyone but you. reminds me of Vyn a little.

the cop is also surprisingly likeable. i thought he'd be an asshole as well but actually he's doing a way better version of ''acts abrasive but actually cares''. like i'd GENUINELY describe him as a tsundere and thats very cute. like idk he's really grown on me in leaps and bounds in a way i wasn't expecting.

and lastly (so far. i know theres a fifth guy but i haven't met him) is our little pop star. cute and lovely guys have never been my type vis a vi dating sims. i loathe to describe him like this but he's got like little brother energy you know? i will say while he's of no real interest to me the way he has no control of his life is such a charm point. the way his managers doesn't let him do ANYTHING just makes him so so pitiful and cute to me. like i dont want to date him but i do want to tale him home and keep him safe.

in terms of overall game design and greediness i cant review it because i literally started today. so. i just wanted to get my characters thoughts out there before i lost em. i will say. it took me like an HOUR to get 1 ten pull. which i thought was odd. normally the tutorial roll would be waaay sooner so. i get the feeling they're gonna REALLY stingy with cards.

that's like the main reason i wanna decide between Lucien and Gavin sooner rather then later so i can set my target for cards. i don't wanna have a TOT situation wherein i like all four leads almost equally and want everything all the time.

[dine-on-nervine]

get it together, Steph! <3

Do you prefer hardly toasted at all or burnt toast? I like a little to a medium toasting. I'd set the toaster as low as I could that would give the bread a touch of color in high school when I'd slam toasted peanut buttered bread in my face going out the door in the morning.

What time do you have to be out of bed by on a typical day? My alarm goes off at 8:40am and I try to leave by 9:25, but neither of those are hard and fast so long as I get to work by 10:00.

When was the last time you cleaned your bedroom? (looking around) WAAAY too long.

In real life do you laugh like 'haha', 'hehe' or something else? heh heh

Do you know anyone who says things like 'lol' in real life? I do that, I admit, and my nerdiest of friends likely do that too.

Do you have any unusual skills? According to a few people: I can make your toes curl once or twice more than you thought you were capable of.

Do you have any bug bites right now? Too cold for that presently.

Is there anything annoying you at the moment? Tædium vitæ.

Who's your favourite person? This space available.

Are you more of a cat or dog person? Kitties!

Do you live out of the nearest town? Not really, the town I live in has two distinct parts and I'm not in the downtown portion, I'm in the over-hill-and-dale part.

Do you like to look at other peoples' houses? I do, I like to see design styles and decorations.

Are there any chores you actually enjoy doing? There are a few at work that I take joy in.

What's the weirdest compliment you've ever received? It's not that people have thought I looked like Gilligan or Jim Carey, it's that someone thought my catboy looked like Agent Mulder. I am not sure how a cat can resemble David Duchovne.

Do you remember all those rhymes like 'i before e except after c'? I remember the ones I was taught, but heard them more regarding music than language. "Every Good Boy Does Fine" and stuff.

When did you last have an 'Oh, I get it now!' moment? When this woman I had a date with got on her phone, texted someone, and then when her phone rang a few minutes later she answered she said "I'll call you back in 15 minutes." We started the date early because we were both there, so the date which was supposed to start at 7:00 ended at 7:10. I was thinking, "didn't you block out this period of time right here?" as I was leaving... but then I realized when she texted a friend to save her from having to spend much more time with me. [shrug emoji]

Would you say you're more witty or childish about jokes? I don't really know, my jokes run the gamut.

Do you get on with boys or girls better? Girls, historically.

Do people often confide in you? Do you like it? They do, including people I barely know, and I think it's flattering that they trust me and will confide their secrets and issues to.

Who is someone you really admire? Those who have all their shit together.

Do you prefer piano or guitar music? Probably piano.

Do you like helium balloons? They have their place in society and the ecosystem.

Have your parents ever suspected something untrue about you? They have. Thing is, more often than not the thing they have suspected about me was true and sometimes they couldn't prove it so my playing innocent/unaware of it was enough to move their suspicions (or at least visually) away from me.

Do you have any fears that seem weird to others? There probably is, but I can't think of any fears. I have things I loathe that might not seem linear but I don't complain aloud about them.

Have you ever wished you'd been born someplace else? During an argument in my teen years my father said "If it weren't for us, you'd be out in the sagebrush." No, it means I would have been adopted by a loving family instead... I don't recall if I said that out loud. Probably not, but his words trying to invoke gratitude failed.

What d'you think about videogames? I like oldschool, Atari and arcade. The ones with too many controls to fiddle with lose me.

Are there any forms of art you personally find pointless? I do feel that way about a few. But they hurt no one so I just turn away from what doesn't interest me.

What would you, or do you, study at college? BA: Interdisciplinary Bachelors in computer science and English.

Are you tired right now? Not tired, a wee bit sore, but I have had my caffiene.

Have you ever had, or wanted, a pet ferret? No.

Is there anything you find undeserving of the hype it received? Quite a few things. Mostly celebrities/media personalities. Especially the "famous for being famous" and nothing useful folks. Remember when American Idol first started and it said that it was going to make singing stars out of people? Yes, sure, it has, but how many of the winners and first runners-up have wildly popular careers? Popularity is earned, not fabricated. For every Carrie Underwood you have three "what happened to that person?" flash in the pans that might still be touring or showing up on gameshows. And I will always grin over the fact that Adam Lambert lost in Idol yet fucking JOINED QUEEN.

What's something you do a lot? Something other than what I need to be doing. Between paragraphs here I am scanning family photos that I put off for two months and now, since in three weeks I will be visiting my parents and would like to bring a CD full of those photos, I need to get momentum and do this thing in its entirety. It's just a huge project.

Are you currently on any other websites? Just this one.

Are you good at using Photoshop? I like to think I am adequate. By no means expert and I would love to have that kind of skill, but happily tutorials and instructions are plentiful online for doing the thing I need to do satisfactorily.

What were you last embarrassed about? I'm not sure. I recall there being a slight embarassment in the recent past, I don't recall what it was about, but it's seldom I feel ashamed about things in my present. Things in my past... oooh yeah.

Are there any clothing items you really want but can't find? I don't think so, however I do have a multimeter that I haven't seen in months and it's not in the toolbox so must have fallen behind the closet shelving. It's a major undertaking to get in there to look.

Have you ever been told you naturally tilt your head a certain way? No one has said that, however coworkers told me I have a distinctive walk. I credit my work boots for that noise.

What does your dream house look like? It's a Craftsman style, original (with all the wood) rather than revival (where only the curb appeal is in the style).

Do you wear a lot of make-up? Straight male here.

Do you have any projects on the go right now? As we speak. 3/4 of the way through scanning 4 images in one 126 negative strip at 2400dpi... will cut the scan into pieces this evening, I am trying to get the quantity done before focusing on quality.

What's a habit you find gross? Chewing tobacco.

Would you rather have a Poloroid or a Lomo camera? I used to have a Poloroid 600 and the photos are ass. Lomography I can dig a little more because of the surreal coloration, but my brain likes things to be as close to actual/real as possible, and I have not gotten my head around what to look for or do to create that effect. (I don't mean tutorials or filters, I mean comprehending what I am supposed to be creating and how. I know of plenty of people who post-produce their realistic photos by hand into Lomo-style and I don't see what they see to make the images what they make.)

When was the last time you were jealous? It was one week ago today. And my telling myself not to be failed because I wasn't wrong in what I thought was going to happen.

Are you one of those people who see things for sale and say 'I could've come up with that!'? It's surprising the number of things that come to market as new and brilliant that you look at and say "you know, this already existed?" or "you know, readily-available and cheaper tools work much better than this toy?" I guess there is some envy that someone's getting paid to reinvent the wheel but all they did was add pinstripes.

Do you, or did you, really look forward to when you can finally move away? I am hoping to do that myself. This 9x12 upstairs room does not bring chicks by the drove, smells like dogs, and isn't big enough for the amount of shit I have in here. However, price is a consideration, location is important, and I've put that on hold for a bit while I focus on some other stuff that is less tolerable or functional. Moving is a want and a should, not a major need or an immediate imperative.

Are you the one who holds everyone's bags at theme parks while they ride? I have never had that experience.

What's the worst tattoo you've ever seen? I've seen some truly shit-tier tattoo executions. I've also seen some really stupid ones. I don't really know, however (and I could link it), the one of the three melting skulls this guy had done was rendered really well but the guy himself looks like a sweet old grandfather. There's not a bone in his body (just the bones on his body) that fits this aesthetic. This was entirely not his style, so that's why I think it's the worst.

What's your favourite name ever? I dunno... Clarissa?

Are you a hat person? Used to be.

When was the last time you were totally grossed out? I was comparing public restroom stories with a restaurant worker recently and we both had some doozies.

Have you ever forgotten how to do something simple? Daily.

Are you ever jealous when you see couples or friends together? Yeah, yeah.

Has anyone ever approached you in the street and asked to take your picture? I was like 10 years old in the front yard when this guy drove up and said he was taking a picture of me for the paper. Okay, sure! Yeah, years later I realized it probably wasn't as innocent as that.

Have you ever disliked something just because most people liked it? This happens frequently. Overpopularity of a thing annoys me.

Does anything hurt on you right now? Inexplicably my right leg, in the muscle above the kneecap.

What song's stuck in your head? ...I heard about ten seconds of Aerosmith's "Don't Want To Miss A Thing" earlier and it's echoing in my head for some reason.

Did anyone ever tell you that earwigs crawl into your ear while you sleep? I believed that when I was a kid, and it scared me. The name "earwig" comes from "ear wiccan", as in a witch that gets into your head through your ear, so right there the species was damned by its very name. There are other insects with long pincers and long bodies like that so how did this one common bug get such a reputation?

[project1939]

(Beat the Clock, second contestants on top right, third contestants doing a stunt, bottom left, and final contestants bottom right, as the host suddenly kisses the wife.)

Day 50- TV and Radio: 

TV: 

Beat the Clock, August 2nd, 1952. 

It’s News to Me, August 3rd, 1952. 

Radio: 

This is Your FBI, episode 383, “The Death Cruise,” August 1st, 1952. 

Radio’s Best Plays, “Outward Bound,” August 3rd, 1952. 

It was game show day for me today. First I watched Beat the Clock, a show where married couples complete crazy challenges for money. This was my first time seeing the show, and it was a total cringe-fest! First of all, whoever designed the challenges did so incredibly poorly. They were often difficult to understand and too hard to pull off. Second, the host, John Reed King, was filling in while the regular host was on vacation. No offense to John Reed King, but he was torture to watch! He never stopped talking- barely giving the guests any chance to speak, cutting them off, etc. He would also never shut up when they were doing the funny tricks. One woman had 20 seconds to re-arrange some words on a board into a famous saying, and all he did was constantly yell, “Hurry up Mrs. Tidings! You’re too slow Mrs. Tidings! You have to pick up the pace, you’re never going to make it, Mrs. Tidings!” The poor woman of course couldn’t get the words straight with a guy yelling at her the whole time! As if that wasn’t annoying enough, he was creepy the way too many male hosts are whenever they see an attractive woman. When a beautiful contestant said she’d been married for 3 months, he leaned in with no warning and kissed her, saying, “Well, I wasn’t there to congratulate you at the time, so I’m kissing you now!” Blech. 

The other game show, It’s News to Me, was waaay better. I’m really sad there aren’t any more episodes I can find, because it’s so interesting as a time capsule. This episode had stories about the Olympics, Adlai Stevenson gearing up for the campaign, Einstein brushing off flying saucer stories, even an Air Force show that Russians held that the U.S. ambassador refused to attend. The remark that Premier Stalin did attend sent a little chill down my back. I had forgotten that Stalin was still alive in 1952. 

I want to give a few words of praise here for John Daly, the host of both It’s News to Me and What’s My Line? He is exactly the right kind of host. He is respectful, letting his guests talk and not constantly babbling himself. He can be playful and funny, but he knows when to be serious too. Best of all, he doesn’t get creepy with female guests. He can make the odd comment about their appearance- when Ann Sheridan was on What’s My Line? He made it clear he thought she was incredibly attractive, but he wasn’t lecherous about it. Granted, I’ve only seen about 6 or 7 episodes with him, so hopefully he won’t prove me wrong! 

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[madalice31]

I won’t post the pics here cause…wow. But I just saw photos of Diddy’s 16 year old twin daughters and the outfit these girls have on at their sweet 16 party… chiiiild🤦🏽‍♀️. Omg. It’s like grown people at this party and they have on the equivalent of some futuristic, anime, lingerie. I mean literal corset panty bottoms and a bra with shoulder pads. 🫣🫣🫣🫣

I mean seriously, these girls JUST turned 16. Like they were 15 24 hrs ago.

And did I mention they JUST turned 16?! Not 18. Not 21. 16. 😐

It just bothers me the level of hyper sexuality amongst young teens that has been thrusted onto them by social media. It’s not a costume party and even so…why?! im 33, it’s not like I’m super out of touch. But I didn’t even have the desire to dress like that at 16. Not to talk about whether my parents would LET me. And I’m Nigerian. So that’s a whole other thing.

But I’m not one to tell a women how to dress. But that’s just it, they not women. These are some lil ass girls, not even the type that look older than their age. And they literally got barely there outfits on.

The outfits themselves might be cute in another situation and on different people. I won’t take that away. But they are not age appropriate for them. That’s the point. Your whole body on display and you not old enough or legal for anything (drinks) yet. But for me, it’s the fact that Diddy is comfortable enough to let them dress like that! Even if I were to give him the benefit of the doubt (he didn’t know they would be dressed like that or he talked to them but they so spoiled they wasn’t hearing it) regardless I feel like a father who has a real relationship with his daughters would have helped them with a much better outfit. I mean he had a whole fashion line. I’m sure he could have helped get them something better and more age appropriate but still with their style and personality infused. But then again, he’s dating women literally 5 or 6 years older than his own twin daughters, so probably not the right person to expect more of in that regard…but still. It makes me feel sad they don’t have their mother in their life or any stable female figure for that matter. You can be glam and still be age appropriate.

Good lord smh. Back to minding my business lol. But seeing that just triggered me. Got kids aspiring to be insta baddies before their time and it’s just crazy. And if they dressed like that now?! I hope someone has a talk with them before they hit 21 cause clearly it won’t be their father.

Edit: Funny how everyone seems to be more focused on the game and his daughter’s outfit. All tho in my opinion, compared to Diddy’s daughters, her outfit was waaay more tame. Maybe a bit short and the design borders on age inappropriate, but she had a big fur coat on so she wasn’t showing much. She just wanted to feel cute. But Definitely no “cleavage,” butt or abs on display like Diddy’s daughters. And yet the 12 year old is getting the most back lash.

I realize people seem to think 16 is “close enough”. Smh. Diddy is the only one who should be getting back lash to me. But America has this weird fetish with children. Oh protect the kids until their old enough to stare at. Which is apparently 16 and you’ll have men literally counting down the two years. That’s what makes their outfits so concerning to me. Like is he showing off to prospects? Waiting for someone to show interest so they can take the twins off his hands? Cause they do look and act expensive. (That’s his fault tho.) It sounds all very game of thrones and it seems that’s exactly what’s starting to cause society to think it’s normal for a 20 something or 30 something man to show interest in a 16 year old. I’m not saying that’s exactly what was happening at that party… but I mean Drake was there. That’s red flag one to me. Why all these grown men at a party for 16 year olds and on top of that the twins dressed like bottle service girls in the club on Halloween night?

Just protect the young girls is all I’m saying. Shit is wild.

[fandangotales]

Excuse me, what the actual fuck are you doing in my house?

Part two of: Come on, let’s go blow things up!

The archons ended up finding your domain, and chaos ensues.

Reader is gender neutral, crack

It was just another day of work for you, assembling parts, drafting designs and whatnot. Until you were greeted with multiple pairs of apprehensive footsteps, slowly making their way through your domain. Their footsteps echoed through the twisting halls and corridors.

You purposely designed your domain to be a maze, so that whoever ventured in would eventually give up and venture out. However, since you heard the intruders, they were probably getting close to the end of the maze: your lab. You could only guess how long they’ve been wandering around the winding halls.

“Your Grace?“ Somebody called.

You groaned. Being found was inevitable, but it was still troublesome. Might as well have some fun though, hm? You set down your screwdriver, and walked over to your security desk, which had multiple monitors, and a microphone. It was a little arrangement you installed yourself, a full system of hidden cameras littered about the maze.

You had half the mind to decorate your domain like a pizza place, but opted not to last minute.

“Good grief it’s the archons.” You muttered, clicking on camera 12. It displayed the three of them poking aimlessly walking the dark hallway in what you guessed was an attempt to find you.

Ei was leading the party, as Zhongli and Venti followed behind her. It was amusing to see taller man stumble every few seconds, as Venti attempted to trip him.

“Cease your insolence immediately, bard.” He growled, as the green clad figure gasped.

“You wouldn’t toss a meteor on me in Their Graces domain, now would you?” He grinned, sticking his tongue out.

You chuckled to yourself, before grabbing the microphone.

“Greetings, unwelcome guests.” you said, maintaining a level and not amused tone.

You almost cackled when you saw their reactions on the monitors. They stood completely still, mouths gaping as they tried to comprehend where your voice was coming from.

“See??? I told you we were in the right place!” Venti squealed, already energetically looking around the hallway. His energy soon died. “Your Grace, where are you?”

“This appears to be a sort of mechanism…” Ei trailed off. Somehow, she managed to find one of the cameras.

“Hmm, how odd.” Zhongli muttered, watching as Ei stuck her face right up to the camera like a young child.

“Oooo what’s that? Let me see!“ Venti screeched, attempting to reach the device held high over the electro archons head.

“No.” The other two said, in unison.

“Yo, powerpuff girls.” You said. “Kindly leave; I’m busy.”

“Powerpuff girls?” They said.

Then all of them started talking at once, apparently trying to make an excuse as of to why they were bothering you. They glared at each other, before selecting one person to speak.

To be honest, you were getting a bit bored, and decided to get back to work on your latest creation, a bazooka. The launcher itself was already done, you just needed to finish the ammunition.

“Your Grace, we… would really appreciate if you came outside of this domain once and a while, and spent time in Teyvat.” Zhongli said.

“Yeah! We could make you a waaay better place than this! It could even be in the best nation, Mondstadt~” Venti said, not so subtly smirking.

“Their Grace would not choose to live in Mondstadt, they would obviously choose Inazuma, the nation of eternity!” Ei said, agitated.

“Since Their Grace’s domain is currently in Liyue, perhaps they favor my nation above the rest?” Zhongli smiled to himself, as the argument between the other two only escalated.

“Well maybe if you didn’t have an alcohol addiction!-“ Ei yelled at the bard.

“Well maybe if Makoto was still around and your stupid vision hunt decree didn’t happen-“ Venti stopped mid sentence, as he saw the look on the woman’s face. Her eye twitched, before she reached deep within her chest.

“INAZUMA SHINES ETERNAL!” She screamed, as time seemed to stop for a moment.

“Alright alright I get it.” You interrupted, as you fused some wired together. “Ei, please do not destroy my hallway. Do you need a snickers?”

Ei shot Venti a look, clearly intending to continue the conflict later.

Zhongli was still thinking about your favoritism to his nation. Since you decided to have your lab here, it was obviously a sign that you liked Liyue better than Mondstadt and Inazuma, right?

“Yes, apologies Your Grace.” She said, ashamed of her actions, and confused about whatever a “snickers” was.

“And Venti.” you called, as he perked up. “That was uncalled for, please apologize to her.”

He visibly deflated, before turning to Ei. “Sorry for bringing that up.”

“Swag swag very cool. Anyways, unless you want to be my next test subject, please leave.”

A chorus of protests erupted from the group, before Venti shushed them.

“Your Grace, I would be absolutely honored to be your personal test subject.” He said, shamelessly squirming and blushing.

“Why did you have to make it weird.” You deadpanned.

The other two archons glared at him, annoyed that they didn’t offer themselves first.

“Annnnd done!” You said, closing the shell of the missile. “Oh shit why’s it glowing-“

The three suddenly heard a loud boom, coming from the speakers above.

…

“Was that Their Grace?” Zhongli asked.

“Your Grace? yoUr GRaCe???” Venti yelled, already running through the hallways. The other two followed him to a dead end.

“Look… there’s smoke coming from that wall.” Ei said, already imagining the worst case scenario. She’d seen the effects of your bombs before, and they didn’t exactly leave things behind.

They all started frantically searching the wall for a hidden button or something, before Zhongli summoned a geo pillar which effectively broke the fake wall. They coughed at the sheer amount of white smoke pouring out of the room.

They tentatively began searching for you, being unusually careful not to touch anything.

…

You had awoken a little bit ago, and were still a bit disoriented. Perhaps you would get lucky and they wouldn’t find you if you hid under your desk?

You watched their bodies move about from under the desk, sighing about your situation. They’d found you, and there was nothing you could do about it. However, when a pair of feet made their way over to your hideout, you grinned evilly to your self. You laid in wait until the person was just about to turn away, before roughly grabbing their ankle.

“AHHHHH!” Venti screamed, continuing to trip and fall.

He was now on the floor, and saw your eyes staring creepily at him.

“Hehe.” You giggled, before promptly passing out