#wow maybe if i loved you less i could talk about it more idk

[cordiallyfuturedwight]

rapline in their solo eras for @raplinenthusiasts ✰

[shopwitchvamp]

I mean this gently but I have to say somethin' here- I've been getting so much "make your skirts cheaper" "I love this but why are they soooo expensive" etc lately and like look, I know a lot of this is because times are hard.. (otherwise why would I be hearing this more & more this year when prices haven't changed compared to last year) but I just wanna say that one of the only ways I could lower prices (if I was ruthless and didn't care) would be to cut sizing options. Like idk how to word what I'm trying to say, but just know when you shout stuff like this at other brands & they decide they need to find a way to cut costs to lower prices, being size inclusive is gonna be one of the first things to go. I have no plans to do this myself, but for example, a D Size Skater costs me almost twice as much (talking about only the direct from the manu cost, there are other factors too such as that they weigh more so that adds more shipping costs as well) as an A Size Skater. Say I cut D Size altogether.. and many companies would have by now while also not even lowering the price.. I could increase my profit margins significantly right away. Now lets say I cut both C and D and become a shop that only offers the standard range of SM-XL. Wow! Suddenly profits are up so much!! Or maybe going not full corporate greed, I could handle lowering skater prices by like $10 (random number not based on real math idk what things would actually work out to because I'm not gonna do it). But now no one over a size XL can order from me. I fear none of what I'm trying to get across is getting across but I just mean to say, in order to offer what I offer, the prices need to be what they are. They aren't set arbitrarily high & lowering them would mean needing to make choices that I will not make (becoming less size inclusive or making my business unsustainable in the sense that it would not survive long).

[cluescorner]

Prime!Knock Out meets ES! Breakdown

idk I'm just imagining Prime!Knock Out post-Breakdown's death meeting the Breakdown from Earthspark. Maybe he gets dimension-hopped there or something and now he's gotta just live in this world that clashes pretty wildly with his everything. At least his 'assistant' is here and he's still alive! Sure Breakdown is...different, but Knock Out can work with this!

Knock Out: Breakdown, dear, I have an idea for a fun evening!

Breakdown: Is it racing again?

Knock Out: Even better!! Let's take one of the Terrans and dissect them!

Breakdown: ...huh?

Knock Out: Does your hearing have a problem in this universe? I said-

Breakdown: No I heard you! But we are NOT dissecting the kids.

Knock Out: Why not?

Breakdown: Because that would be a horrible thing to do!

Knock Out: Yes, I know! What's your point?

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Knock Out: Breakdown, I love you-

Breakdown: We met last week but continue.

Knock Out: And I know you like Bumblebee for reasons beyond my comprehension-

Breakdown: Because he's a nice person.

Knock Out: But if that snooty little scout ever scratches my paint job EVER AGAIN I WILL REMOVE HIS VOICE BOX LIKE MEGATRON DID MY BUMBLEBEE!

Breakdown: Have you considered talking with him about the issue?

Knock Out: Why in Primus's name would I do that?!

Breakdown: Talking with people about things usually helps them understand your perspective.

Knock Out: ...Haha! Great joke, Breakdown! Wow I missed your sense of humor.

Breakdown: I'm not joking.

Knock Out: Ok, it was funny the first time, but you can stop now!

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And he also has to get used to the fact that this universe lets him be out and proud.

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Dorothy: And who's this, Breakdown?

Breakdown: Oh, this is my conjunx-in-another-unvierse Knock Out.

Mo: What's a conjunx?

Breakdown: I think the closest thing I could say in Earth customs would be 'spouse'. So Knock Out is my husband-in-another-universe.

Knock Out: Wait...we can actually say that here?! The best I could get in my universe was 'partners' and even that was a stretch!

Breakdown: Yeah. Why, were people homophobic in your universe?

Dorothy: Well, in my home we accept people for whoever they are, including LGBTQ+ people! One of my kids is non-binary!

Knock Out: ...I'm gay. I am a man in a relationship with another man. I date mechs instead of femmes....OH MY GOD I CAN SAY THAT HERE??!!

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Knock Out: Bumblebee doesn't like me. He must be homophobic.

Breakdown: I think it has less to do with homophobia and more that you're constantly doing unethical medical experiments and plotting to kill him.

[garageofshumii]

back with another bearnelli primer! this time, let's talk about the interview. emphasis on the because holy crap, it is absolutely insane.

so, what is the interview exactly? glad you asked. published by formula 2 on october 30th, 2024, the interview is essentially just a series of questions that someone asked kimi and ollie about their relationship. let's get started:

all images taken from this interview

first question: how would you describe your teammate?

kimi: well, ollie's really funny and nice and he's an amazing teammate and i'm learning so much from him because he's so talented and our relationship is perfect-

ollie: he's beautiful.

oh dear. message to mercedes and haas and ferrari- never media train these two. they're too precious ❤️

question two: what's your teammate's best quality?

kimi: he's got really good one lap pace and his race starts are incredible. he's just so good at racing!

ollie: idk, maybe his lips.

?!?!?!?!

you can't make this stuff up 😭 ollie if you keep saying things like that they're going to pr train you. you can't let that happen!! just keep it less obvious, okay?

question three: if your teammate wasn't a racing driver, what would they be?

kimi: did i mention ollie's tan line? yeah, he has the perfect tan line to be a cyclist, about midway up his thighs-

ollie: i know kimi's family really well.

this one's not that bad. ollie's showing that he knows kimi extremely well and kimi's making it very clear to everyone that he has a picture perfect memory of ollie's thighs for some reason!

question four: what's your teammate's most annoying habit?

surely there must be something kimi does that ollie doesn't like and vice versa? everyone has annoying habits, even if it's not that big a deal there still must be something-

ollie: he's not annoying at all. he's a little late sometimes but i'm also late and we are late together and if we arrive late together then that's early for us.

kimi: he's not annoying. although we do annoy other people because we stole his coach's ID so we could terrorise him together like the power couple we are.

-nevermind. they come as a package. do not separate them!!

question five: who's the funniest?

kimi: i'm not sure.

ollie: we're both funny and he makes me laugh a lot but i make him laugh a lot as well! it's so dangerous but i love it since he's just amazing.

kimi: together we can make people laugh. we laugh all the time together and we also have inside jokes that make us laugh so hard we can't focus! like "a la frutta", which is also our new favourite word, yes, we have one-

wow. they're hopelessly obsessed with each other.

question six: what's the most embarrassing thing you've done whilst on the same team?

kimi: the pictures of us wearing the costume. the horrors.

ollie (explaining the horrors): there are pictures printed out of me and kimi when we dressed up for easter. they are everywhere. kimi was a rabbit and i was a bunny. i was yellow and he was pink and the photos are everywhere.

the photos in question:

photos from @bestofbearman on x

video from prema's youtube

ollie... that's a chicken. oh well.

question seven: if you had to cook a meal for your teammate, what would it be?

kimi: pasta (which is his favourite dish).

ollie: you'd make me pasta?! what kind?!! do you remember the pasta we always get in jeddah together?

kimi: yeah!! ragu d'antra (duck ragu)!

ollie: bigoli all'antra! (with bigoli pasta)! and we have the same order, so i'd make the same thing for him as well ❤️

question eight: who's the better looking?

ollie (lying): me.

kimi: there's no one more beautiful than i am.

yeah... hey kimi, i'm sure ollie thinks you're the most beautiful as well.

question nine: who knows the most about cars?

ollie: kimi knows a lot about lap times.

kimi: i'm obsessed with ollie lap times. i remember all of them. but ollie knows a lot about historical cars.

ollie: we're both amazing at knowing technical aspects.

question ten: who's on their phone the most and who takes the longest to reply to a text?

kimi: it depends on the message, i leave some people on read.

ollie: hmm. hey kimi, how many messages have you not replied to?

kimi: it's not that bad. look- five!

ollie: i have 267.

kimi: ...how?

ollie: it depends. i don't respond but i respond to kimi straight away.

lies!! he replies to kimi gay away. to quote @lewispitlane: "ollie, stand up"- he's so down bad. someone pick him up off the floor...

question eleven: what is the biggest thing you've learned from each other?

ollie: he's turning me into a proper italian, the next step is to get married and i'll have italian citizenship-

kimi: i'm teaching him italian.

ollie: i'm teaching him life lessons.

kimi: we talk so much about our life and it's not just about racing it's about so many other things i know lots of bits of information about him and he knows things about me.

ollie: we are really equal on track, he's just as good as me and we're just perfect.

kimi: but we always learn from each other and share tips on braking in corners or things like that and our relationship is so good because we talk about our life as well-

kimi, at this point you're just repeating yourself. it's okay, we know you're ollie's biggest fan. you'll be fine he's your biggest fan as well.

question twelve: what is one thing you've always wanted to say to the other but haven't yet?

kimi: ...

ollie: we can't say here. oh- i want to go to his birthday party though!

kimi: he does have an invitation to my birthday, he just doesn't know it yet. but i do have to tell him when it is... ollie? hey, i have to tell you something really quick-

question thirteen: who spends the most time in the gym and who's on the sim more?

ollie: when he's not with me, kimi's constantly in the sim.

kimi: whenever i can i am in the sim.

ollie: i scroll on tiktok and my algorithm shows me kimi in the sim.

kimi: for the gym, it depends. our trainers set us on different programs but he cycles a lot, remember my earlier point about the thighs? and i am definitely spending more time in the sim, because i am a bit crazy about it. and ollie as well.

ollie: when we had a bad week kimi said he was going to simrace during the night. and i was thinking "why would you"? only kimi would do that and i love him so much for it.

kimi: i actually did do that.

ollie: yeah, and you crashed into some people.

kimi: ...yeah.

question fourteen: who would win in an arm wrestling match?

ollie: i think you have to say yourself but i do have longer arms.

kimi: i don't want to try.

ollie: i have heard some scary stories where people break their arms. maybe after abu dhabi, we can try.

kimi: we can do it at my birthday!

image taken from this interview

bonus: would you rather do a shoey out of your teammate's shoe or your boss's shoe?

kimi: oh definitely ollie's shoe.

creds. @lewispitlane (this is the bearnelli interview. i miss those prema boys.) | @cafekitsune (for the dividers)

[cal-daisies-and-briars]

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Hahah the max is 1k so let's do that:

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“He could have. Luckily he wasn’t near the vehicle.”

“If he had…” Chris mumbles. “I would have wasted all that time.”

Buck surges with guilt. Fear. What could have been, if he hadn’t chosen carefully. He needs to be incredibly careful, moving forward.

“You can’t think that way, Chris,” Buck says. “This isn’t your fault, and you couldn’t have known. The important thing is that you’re both together and okay now, right?”

Chris shrugs. “I feel really bad.”

“You know your dad isn’t mad at you, right?” Buck asks.

Chris nods. “We talked about it this morning.”

“Then you’ve gotta trust him, Chris,” Buck says. “It’s all going to be okay. You’re both going to move forward.”

“With you?” Chris asks.

Buck’s heart tightens. “Yeah. With me. You know you guys can’t get rid of me.”

“Good,” Chris exhales. 

“No one’s going anywhere,” Buck promises. Ironic, considering Chris was the one who left. “I promise.”

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Luckily, the damage to Eddie’s leg isn’t too bad. He won’t need surgery or any serious intervention. Some time in a brace, and he should be as good as new. They have him on some strong pain meds that make him a little loopy. He sleeps most of the drive back to Los Angeles, spread out in the back seat for his knee. 

“I love you both,” he murmurs before he falls asleep. “You’re both the best.” 

Chris chuckles under his breath. “Dad, you’re high.”

“No…” Eddie yawns. “Haven’t smoked pot since I was seventeen.”

“Wow,” Buck says as Christopher bursts out laughing. 

And Buck starts to feel sort of at ease again. Sort of. 

⚖️

It’s late by the time they’re home. Really late. Buck helps Eddie into the house and into bed while Chris sort of lingers. Looking at everything. His room. The photos on the wall. Buck’s not sure how to process the expression on his face. 

“He didn’t change anything,” he whispers to Buck when Buck emerges to grab Eddie a glass of water. 

“No,” Buck says. “He didn’t.”

“Why not?” Chris asks. “I tried to change lots of stuff.”

Buck nods. “Did it help?”

Chris shakes his head. 

“Then maybe neither of you was trying the right thing,” Buck shrugs. 

Chris inhales deeply. “Yeah. You’re probably right.”

Buck smiles. “Do you need anything before bed? Anything I can do?”

He’s already carried Christopher’s bags in and changed the sheets on his bed to something fresh. He wishes Eddie were up for a proper goodnight, but he’s in and out of sleep, more or less zonked. Not that Christopher blames him, Buck knows.

“No,” Chris says. “I’ll come say goodnight to Dad. Then I’m okay.”

“Okay,” Buck says. “A-and Chris… I know I’m not… But I’m super proud of you. You know that, right?”

Christopher’s mouth scrunches to the side. Just like Eddie’s sometimes does. 

“Thanks,” he replies, voice thick with emotion.

After Chris says goodnight to Eddie and goes to sleep, Buck finds himself sitting on the edge of Eddie’s bed. His eyes are sort of drifting open and shut. 

“Cool if I crash on the couch?” Buck asks. 

“No,” Eddie says. It sounds a little bit like a whine. 

“Oh,” Buck frowns. “I mean, yeah. Okay. I-I can head home, b-but we left the Jeep at my place, so-”

“Stay here,” Eddie all but orders. 

“Uh, here? In bed?”

“Yeah,” Eddie murmurs. “It’s better.”

Buck smiles. “Okay. Yeah, you’re right.”

Buck fishes his pajama pants from his bag and quickly changes into them. He climbs into bed beside Eddie, careful not to move the mattress too much and hurt his knee. He keeps a wide berth for that same reason. He doesn’t want to kick him in the night. 

Eddie yawns a little then grimaces at Buck.

“Do I smell or something?” He asks. 

“No!” Buck laughs. “What?”

“You’re about to fall off the bed, Buck. It’s okay. You can tell me if I smell.”

“I don’t want to bump your leg, dummy,” Buck rolls his eyes. 

“Well, then lie still. But closer,” Eddie commands. 

Buck sighs, but shifts closer to Eddie. “If I hurt your leg in the night, it’s your fault.”

“‘Kay,” Eddie agrees.

“Goodnight, Eddie,” Buck mumbles, reaching to turn off the lamp.

“Not yet,” Eddie says as the room goes dark.

“Not yet?”

“No,” Eddie says. “I need to thank you.”

“No, you really don’t.”

“You saved me, Buck.”

Buck chuckles. “Uh, I helped carry you up a hill.”

“No. Not that part.”

Oh. Oh he means the rest of it.

Buck swallows tightly. “Come on, Eddie. You know I’d do anything for you two.”

“I do. I know that. That’s… That’s why I have to thank you. It’s important.”

“Well, you’re, uh, you’re welcome. Anytime.”

“Can I ask you something?” Eddie keeps going.

“Man, how are you not asleep? You couldn’t keep your eyes open like five minutes ago.”

“What did you see?” 

Buck inhales sharply. “For Christopher?”

“No,” Eddie says. “For Tommy. About me.”

Buck makes a small, uncomfortable sound. “Oh, Eddie…”

“Please,” Eddie says. 

“It’s uncomfortable,” Buck warns. “And you’re on drugs.”

“I’m feeling clear headed,” Eddie says. “Really.”

“I don’t know…”

“Please,” Eddie presses again. “I need to… I need to know if it’s what I think.”

Oh. Okay, then. This is what they’re doing. 

“Uh, wh-what do you think?” Buck asks.

“You have to tell me if I tell you.”

“Fine.”

“Fine.”

“Okay, go then!” Buck pleads, because he needs this to end. 

“Trivia night?” Eddie asks. 

“Yeah,” Buck confirms. 

Eddie exhales shakily.

Buck gets nervous. More nervous. 

“We don’t have to talk about-”

“It’s okay,” Eddie cuts him off. “Uh, I don’t remember it all. Or clearly.”

“Yeah, I, uh… I gathered as much,” Buck mumbles. “It’s fine.”

“I don’t know why I told him, but I told Tommy I wanted to kiss you, I think?” Eddie asks. 

“Yeah,” Buck whispers. “He… You told him because he was trying to get you to kiss him. While you were plastered.”

[jackie-monochrome]

ALRIGHT SO

I watched HTTYD 2 for the first time and I have Thoughts. Spoiler warning ig but like, pretty sure everyone's watched the film who's reading this post anyway.

Thing number one: THEY DID THE GANG SO DIRTY???? Transitioning from RTTE to the second film gave me massive whiplash on that front, they gave them like???? no time????? no lines????? like wtf man????? Astrid turns up occasionally to give Hiccup a pep talk, with the rest of her limited screentime being devoted to a b-plot that was kinda pretty bad. Snotlout, the twins, and Fishlegs only barely exist, and the whole love thingy situation with Eret, Snotlout, Ruffnut, and Fishlegs was just....bleh.

Thing number two: The film simultaneously felt too fast and too slow. The slow scenes sometimes dragged a bit too long imo, and the fast scenes could be pretty difficult to follow, with just, a lot of stuff going on, but not in a good way (if that makes sense?).

Visuals were gorgeous throughout, the closeup shots of the dragons was cool because wow the skin looks so textured. Loved how they kept the philosophy of the scenes only being lit with objects actually there (or whatever it was), the lighting was ough yes very nice. The motion of the people (particularly hiccup) felt very motion-capture, but not enough to detract from the film.

I really wish I could've seen more of him exploring the uncharted parts of the world, that was cool (ig rtte is that but ehh).

There were definitely flashes of brilliance in the film as well. The flight scenes with Hiccup and Toothless were stunning, the scene where Stoick meets Valka is great, Stoicks funeral was also very good. One of my favourite moments was Hiccup flying in on the wingsuit, covering Drago in zippleback gas, and blowing him up because yes yes yes this is the person with the heart of a cheif and soul of a dragon!!!!!

Returning to visuals, there are many shots that are just gorgeous. I would say that it felt less like every frame could be a painting (which the 1st on genuinely did feel like a lot of the time) and more like a lot of okay stuff and then BAM most beautiful shot you've ever seen. They really got the sense of scale well, and did a good job placing how big and fast the dragons are in the 3d space (most of the time), something which I felt the shows were lacking, probably just due to not having the budget for huge sweeping landscapes that actually look any good, among many other reasons I'm sure.

Love that Hiccup kept the changes to the sword that Viggo made (even though yes, Viggo being the one to have the idea was added retroactively). Also cool that it retracts and stuff, it's cool to see the final design after the iterations in rtte. same for wingsuit.

Loved that Toothless's loyalty/friendship/love for Hiccup was what brought him back.

Drago was super forgettable as a villain ngl. I just kinda didn't care about him. I was very surprised that Hiccup didn't bring up his leg when Drago was monologuing about losing his arm to a dragon. Also was Drago supposed to be Hiccups foil? Or something? idk, whatever, I just didn't care about him. Why did he have a big army? idk he just does. Literally what even was his end goal i genuinely don't remember and I just watched the film.

If they could make the film cover a short TV show to flesh out basically everything more that could've been neat, but idk if the budget would stretch that far and still produce something good. Maybe the film was trying to fit in too much? Idk lol.

I'll probably watch No.3 on my own cause my family would NOT stop talking -_-

Anyway this is by far the longest post I've ever made so if you made it this far I'm impressed.

[journal420]

Please, tell us (me) more about your pinecest x paz thoughts / timeline. Are pinecest together before they realize they’re into Pacifica? Does one of the twins date Paz and accidentally groan the other twin name instead of her’s during intimacy? Do one of the twins become selfless and try to push the other twin to date Paz — because they know deep down they’re hopelessly in love with both their twin and Paz?

rubs my hands together like a fly

SO.... honestly in my head i think for them, pacifica crushes on the twins for a loooong time. on both of them. she goes through phases thinking she's straight, then a lesbian, then realizing wow i like them both at the same time. then she hates herself for being "weird" about it. i like to think she's straight up bi but has internalized homophobia cause of her parents

i like to think the twins are weirdly codependent and in love in that way, and while they teeeechnically know its not "healthy" they could Not Care Less, because theyre happy being themselves with eachother (and have bad influences COUGH THE STANS). their relationship is ambiguously Undefined they just know they do everything together. including being romantic

pacifica over the years becomes a staple at the mystery shack. maybe she even takes wendy's place as cashier when wendy eventually goes to college. she goes from being overly formal with everyone (mr. pines, mr. pines 2, mr. ramirez, etc) to being semi casual (mr. stan, mr. ford, mr. soos,) to just being straight up casual. hell she's let a couple "grunkle stans" slip out. she's just another part of the group that hang around the shack and she gets super close to dipper and mabel which doesnt help her crushes

i like to think that at some point pacifica breaks and admits she likes them. maybe she phrases it "i like you!!! and more than just a friend!!" to both dipper and mabel who stare at her and then are like "did. did you mean that for me or for -" and pacifica is like "i meant both of you!!!" . she'd probably run off in embarrassment after that too leaving mabel and dipper to talk about what to do now and how they both feel about pacifica

i love the angst potential of one of the twins trying to be Selfless and stay away so the other can be with pacifica, but in my head theyd only get into dating around 17 and at that point the twins already know theyre weird with eachother and are totally chill with it

honestly IDK how pacifica would react to learning that dipper and mabel are romantical together and that they also both like her back. apart of me thinks she'd be grossed out but come around or she'd just be like "oh well im an only child so i dont really get it. must be different for twins i guess!" and she doubles down on that viewpoint after realizing the stans are the same LMFAOAOAOOA. the idea that the pines family tree is just a circle is really funny to me and pacifica gets roped into it (gladly) LOLOL

[babiebom]

would you maybe write something with some of the SDV bachelors + farmer/reader who has vaginismus? thanks!!

A/N: fun fact I had to Google what this was. It’s actually VERY interesting and kinda sad. Like I think if sex isn’t important to you it would be easier to live with this (idk if it can be….fixed or made better or not) but like if you’re a person that likes and wants sex I think this could be terrible. Obligatory I have no experience with this(I am a virgin) so take everything in the view of entertainment. Also this is written in headcanon format!!

Tw: nsfw content, cursing, female bodied reader,

Bc: I have no idea at least 5 to 10 for each

Stardew Valley Masterlist

Sebastian

I think that in the moment he finds out like the rest of the headcanons it would be in the heat of the moment while trying to have sex even if you’ve known of not doesn’t matter in this situation because I don’t think you’d engage if you didn’t want to

That he would just freeze and stare. I think his way of thinking is like he has to take a second to let everything sink in

But I also think this would give you immense anxiety

Like wow he’s literally just staring and not moving he must be upset

But right after he finishes processing he proceeds like nothing happened.

Like not going on with the sex, unless you want to and only doing sex that doesn’t require penetration

But right after he’s like do you wanna talk about this? Have you thought of treating it? Do you want me to help or do anything? Like a good loving boyfriend

Is worried but more for you and less about y’all’s sex life

Like there’s plenty of ways to have sex without him putting his penis into your vagina and so he doesn’t care

Just wants you to be happy

Probably doesn’t really understand until he looks it up

Hesitates on asking Harvey and would probably prefer to go outside to one of the bigger cities for an obgyn.

Sam

More mature about it than I think people realize he would be

I think he does enjoy sex so would ask if there’s anything you both could do about it after a couple of moments when everything has calmed down

Does probably panic and try to say that sex isn’t all that’s on his mind and that it’s not more important than you

But like wonders how everything will work with this happening

Like you get horny he gets horny what’s supposed to happen then?

Would probably look it up rather than going to Harvey because he doesn’t want you to be embarrassed or have anyone know that you don’t want to know.

Because of you haven’t talked about it with Harvey yet then that means you don’t want nor do you need him to know

But he also gets worried when it comes to your period because obviously it makes tampons hard to insert and if you don’t like pads and go through the pain of still trying to use tampons he doesn’t like that you’re in pain at all

Actively helps you but also willing to give you space to work on it yourself if you don’t want his help

Is actually very chill about it after you both get over the initial shock and embarrassment.

Shane

I think out of all the bachelors that Shane wouldn’t change anything about it unless you actively needed and wanted to

Like I don’t think sex is that far up his needs list

Especially since he needs to better his own mental health to be a good boyfriend

So unless you want him to help you he won’t complain or be upset at you about it

And is fine with just hand and mouth stuff

Does actively help though if you want him to

Like reminds you to do your exercises every day

Is there when you need a shoulder to cry on

Actually very comforting because he knows just how connected physical and mental health are from first hand experience

Won’t even make a big deal out of it either

Is just like oh okay, guess that won’t work right now oh well.

Elliott

I think he would’ve probably found out the first time you two are engaging in anything sexual.

Is super surprised and wants to help but I don’t think he would know how

Tries to make it seem as if he isn’t doing this for sexual gratification

Like he might be but it’s not his own gratification that he’s after.

If you don’t want to treat it for any reason he won’t make you, is fine with hand and mouth stuff

But he wants you to feel pleasure and not pain, that’s what’s most important to him

Is kinda dramatic about it ngl

Like actually takes you out of your head from how he acts and it somehow calms you down

Might talk to Harvey with your permission to see what the two of you can do.

Harvey

He’s a doctor so best believe he is the best equipped to handle this sort of thing

Is the most likely to push for helping you manage and treat it

Not because he’s that big on sex and that he wants to have penetrative sex with you that much

But because he knows that it’s painful and wants you to be able to live as pain free as possible

Like from what I’ve read about in in the 30 minutes I’ve spent looking it up, it can make things like putting a tampon in painful and difficult

And the pain can be worsened by uti’s, bladder infections, yeast infections, and more things so like it’s super shitty

And I think he would want to make it go away as much as he can and would help you try as many things as you want if you want to try.

Wouldn’t push too much though because of you don’t want it he won’t force you!!

But does look at it through a medical lens rather than a romantic relationship one.

Alex

Understands the least out of the bachelors but believe me dude is not dumb at all

Would probably panic at you being in pain especially if it’s the first time the two of you are going that far

Does not want to hurt you at all, so doing this is actually a nightmare for him

Would probably try the least to treat it, simply because I don’t think he thinks that you can

Would be extra gentle around you after that.

Like I think I’ve said previously guy is lowkey misogynistic but not in a negative way is just like women should be treated with care not roughness

So he would probably pamper you without thinking that he can treat it so you can have penetrative sex like oh jeez she’s in pain I have to take care of her

Would also ask Harvey or at least look it up if you say you want to find ways to treat it.

[trans-leek-cookie]

IMO Nanako and Mimiko prove Gege is... Not a very good writer

This post is a stream of conscious mess and Gege could be a good writer but they fuck it up enough that they really Aren't.

they could've died to Jogo and nothing would have changed. Or they could've been burned by Jogo like Maki and still survived

Junpei ALREADY showed that Sukuna was ruthless, their deaths do nothing to further his characterization, and actively cheapen the weight of Junpei's death by extension as his Newest Victims. Like unless you're Me, who got Unhealthily Attached, you probably don't give a shit (or even forgot) that they Existed and then Died. And that's just... Wow, Sukuna killed two young girls. #Unbeatable #TheStrongestSorcererOfHistory moment

They are Geto's last straw, he uses them as an excuse to give up on the world. And then their relationship with Geto is intensely one-sided and barely shown at all, with them being overshadowed by Gojo despite the fact there's some very interestion potential in Geto having in some ways chosen them OVER Gojo, and yet Geto seems to care about them less than Gojo (which of course is bc we only see Geto's cult when they are Plot Relevant and most of that involves Gojo)

Fucking Larue and Miguel can talk about "loving" and "mourning" Geto but can't talk about the two literal children?

I would love to discuss them as their own characters without circling back to Geto but it's really hard because. While yes, Geto is an important figure to them (he's their father) they barely have any CHARACTER outside of their relationship with him. And this is actually not inherently a flaw- they were raised in a cult and presumably isolated from peers their age, and it's not unexpected that they would have difficulty developing a sense of self due to that!

THE PROBLEM IS THIS ISNT ACTUALLY EXPLORED AND IT ENDS UP WITH THREE WHOLE TEENAGE GIRLS WHO EXIST PRIMARILY TO DEFINE GETO, WHICH IS FUCKING WEIRD AND MISOGYNISTIC

^ note- Riko has very little screentime, and while her death is a significant turning point in the narrative, it is primarily used as an excuse for Geto to seem more """justified""" in his extremism. Hell her relationship* with Yuki is barely explored At All, and the only reason I don't say Yuki is basically also just fucking fodder for Geto Development is because she has the shit going on with being a star plasma vessel

*even if Riko and Yuki never met there is an inherent relationship in that Yuki thinks the star plasma stuff is Fucked Up and therefore would have Opinions about Riko. And that's never fuckin explored so

Nanako and Mimiko have a lot of potential as parallels/foils (idk which term would fit better) to Maki and Mai.

Twins- Maki and Mai discriminated against within the jujutsu world for their lack of abilities, Nanako and Mimiko discriminated against because of their status as sorcerers

Family - obviously there's the Zen'ins, a powerful family who suck and hate Maki + Mai, and obviously you can talk about the cult/Suguru, but I want to draw attention to something specific - when the villagers are talking to them, the say something along the lines of "you're the same as your parents" (implying their parents are sorcerers). This implies their parents were also victims of discrimination (tucks my "the Hasaba twins are mixed and that's part of why the town was so ready to demonize + abuse two VERY young children" agenda in here) but it contrasts two outcasts within a family vs a family of outcasts within a larger society

Mass Murder - look at me. Do I have to explain this one. Okay actually to go more in depth while Mai specifically asks for Maki to "destroy everything", knowing damn well what the concept of death is, the Hasaba twins are like 6 and also clearly afraid of Suguru. They probably don't fully understand death and clearly didn't ask for him to do SHIT- that was all his choice. Also maybe it's just me but it seems like it's implied he left them in the cage when he went to do mass murder and on one hand yeah don't. Show the kids mass murder. On the other hand FOCUS ON THE ABUSER CHILDREN YOU STUPID FUCK. Okay actually genuinely thinking about it new point I just thought of

Abandonment - Mai (justifiably in some ways) feels like Maki is abandoning her. Then Mai dies and Maki feels alone and that's handled really fucking poorly bc she becomes a weapon and the actual emotional weight of that plot beat is Pretty Non-existent. But also like- think about the twins- Geto LEFT THEM THERE. It seems like he murdered everyone within the village (112 people) BEFORE going back to get them- and the shots in the anime show that like. There's a significant amount of land he was HUNTING PEOPLE DOWN. But even if it's just, like, an hour (which feels like. Not a lot of time to murder + burn down the entire village). That's insanely traumatic. Like obviously the situation Without Him is traumatizing for them but he LEAVES and COMES BACK to save them. Just SAVE THEM FIRST. Because it's... Uncomfortably easy to see how this would inspire separation anxiety and trauma responses related to being left alone. Yeah he used a curse to tell them it would be okay but like. They're six. Even just an hour is a long fucking time and also the curse is literally monstrous so like. Suguru is not equipped to deal with child abuse in both an understandable way (also a child) but also in just. Lacking common sense (LET THE KIDS OUT OF THE CAGE MOTHERFUCKER). ANYWAY there's also the abandonment of him Basically committing suicide-by-cop with Yuuta and Satoru and like. Awesome your kids are orphans a second time father of the year.

Where am I

Revenge - Maki, Nanako, and Mimiko are all motivated by revenge- Maki wants to spite her clan by becoming the head and being a sorcerer, Nanako and Mimiko internalized their father's shit beliefs 1. Cult indoctrination and grooming (not sexual just like. Cult shit) 2. Actual genuine trauma from being persecuted 3. Listen if I was adopted by a mass murderer and had 0 other ppl to turn to. I'd probably agree with anything he said no matter what Id force myself to agree because HOLY SHIT IT WOULD BE REALLY EASY TO KILL THEM AND NO ONE WOULD KNOW BECAUSE. AGAIN. ISOLATION AND BEING ORPHANS. Also Mai is trying to stick to the status quo but decides revenge is fine, actually, and good for her

All four of the had that stupid bob cut growing up.

Anyway Nanako and Mimiko are some of the series greatest wasted potential and also kinda reveal a lot of probably unconscious biases in Gege's writing of women/girls and theyre abuse victims (both of the village and Suguru bc. Suguru is a fucking CULT LEADER) but never really. Characterized beyond props for Suguru to Have Feelings About (but only when they're 6) and they don't even get any closure with Kenjaku like fucking no one does ngl I hate the idiot survivor arc and now they're my daughter's and I'm making them half Chinese goodbye

[no-shxme]

OKAY so i have all the pieces im gonna go full lunatic ramblings and talk about the new talon skin.

The skin in question:

(spotlight video)

and his bio:

“Talon doesn’t remember much of his past anymore; all he knows is the sorrow and regret etched deeply within his soul. These emotions have transformed into hues, dying him and making him what he is today. Others revere the power he wields, but to Talon, it’s no different from shackles binding him. Refusing to be a pawn in destiny’s game, he fights desperately, determined to rewrite his unfinished tale even if it means only darkness awaits his blade at the end, where all the colors shall eventually converge.”

Additionally he has vo in br portuguese as well as spanish. i've taken the liberty of translating the spanish vo as i know some, even if my english is better >_> you can find the english translated lines here. and if you're a fluent speaker feel free to throw ur two cents in the ring.

i am going to also ramble a liiiiil bit about the other skins in the line in connection with talon, and also go into sett a bit more and at the end i'll talk about a talsett lens. ofc this is all just my opinion blah blah im yapping. this will be a very long post.

OKAY SO FIRST OFF LET'S TALK ABOUT THE DESIGN.

I think splendor opus talon's design is... probably his weakest aspect of him... like imo his design falls into a line of 'there's too many things going on.' too many bells and whistles. i know there was some contention about his colors but i personally like them, tho i dont really like the swirly stuff he's got going on by his shoulders. and idk if i dig his anglerfish lure like hmm. his outfit is kinda a mess but that's okay i forgive him. i wish he had visible eyes always and its interesting that you can see them sometimes they're just super fucking yellow.

like wow hello!

imo his splash art is also great!! compared to his last skins, primal ambush on pc and stargazer/prestige on wr (we dont talk about the prestige) this one just gives off a better vibe to me?? the pose is better than stargazer imo.

and his EXPRESSION is so good here. it's cool neutral, and if you squint then yeah maybe he COULD be smiling just a tiny bit, or maybe he could be frowning. its so GOOD.

(once again not a fan of the wispy shit but blah blah)

in terms of model animation, like the wild rift entrance visible in the spotlight intro,, i don't like it as much? just in the starting animation, when he's on the boat all the way up to looking at the camera, i think he gives off yone energy there, not talon energy. i think its because he looks too put together. i think talon should be noticeable for his less than stellar posture lol. he's got some grime i think they should let him keep it.

wild rift offers several poses and there are several that i think do a better job. i dont think his default screams much talon, tho i understand that he would keep good posture sometimes. (i reference it while writing too.)

he breathes fire in his animated performing pose, which is fun. i think poised and the end of performing are his best poses. idk i just think dignified is a strange word to associate with talon, personally. i wouldn't even associate that with enduring blade.

extra side note about his model i love the lil thing that ties his fuckass hair back.

as a side note (but generally more unimportant compared to other apsects of his skins) the animations and in game of him is also very good, but that's a given bc of the better wr models. i love his e, and sometimes ingame he pulls out his fan for a sec? the way his cape moves almost reminds me of rakan.

EDIT: FORGOR to mention that sett is LITERALLY IN HIS RECALL??? AUGHHH

anyway, model aside, let's talk LORE/THEMATIC:

now full disclaimer there's gonna be an event ingame so if there's more lore revealed i'll have to make a summary post or smth, but we'll find out later.

lore/thematic is what i was most wary about, especially because wild rift was handling it, and their last entry (stargazer talon) was so brutally boring in terms of thematic. ive said this before but it gave him no real texture, just someone who was 'secretly working for the enemy.' when i refer to narrative texture i'm more talking about complexity. talon is such a complex character, so if there isn't a layer of complexity in his bio then its shrimply not as good. i always consider skins to be a 'translation' of the character. so painting talon as a flat villain is a poor translation of the character. there are a couple champs that suffer with this tbh, getting reduced or translated to other skinlines poorly. (yone. for example. sett too. maybe some other day i'll make a post about it going into my thought process.) all this to say that i dont really trust wild rift's quality when it comes to character interpretation? like i trust lol pc much more. i think wr gets away with things that wouldnt get through on pc. stuff like putting heels on all their women models, etc.

anyway.

i was VERY PLEASANTLY SURPRISED THEN BC the lore isn't actually one note or flat or leaving little room (primal ambush for example, was a filler line that didnt really give lots to chew on). but this line not only interprets talon but also gives a fair amount of texture!!!

but basically it boils down on first glance to 'sett and the others have to defeat talon (and mundo technically who is like, following behind talon) i'd assumed talon would be a villain from the teasers and i was scared of him being just a flat villain. but that's actually so opposite to the case, because once you look at talon's bio and voice lines he's a tragic and textured villain fighting to choose his own future.

there is admittedly a lot of haziness in regards to the actual world context. even the cinematic they released (here) is set very non-specifically. we know that teemo is Literally Destiny and 'is [trying to] ensure that the chosen ones walk their destined paths.' in sett's bio it mentions being chosen by the 'Paints of Providence, being chosen to take on the mantle of The Gallant Hero' and defeat talon. are the paints different from teemo? uhhhhhh... dont really know.

there are some instances in riot lore where im like 'they totally didnt mean to do that' but i think they very much intended talon to be seen as 'correct' in his motive (though prolly not his actions.) trying to achieve his goals in the wrong way.

i think from all the lore (as in the bios and voice lines) its implied that fate gives you a role to play and erases your past memories? im really not sure about that last part because sett references his ma in his legendary lines... but at the very LEAST fate gives you a part to play. and in talon's case he doesn't want to play it. he's got lines about deciding his own destiny and its fucking sick and on brand. there's even an animated emote (which i'll post separately) explicitly called 'i define who i am.' and YET he's portrayed as someone who 'needs to be defeated.'

ITS TRAGIC. in a talsett lens it really is peak enemies to likers, and FINALLY we're back to themes of control/loss of control that we have with talon's best skins (thematicwise.) and its more tragic if you push it further and think maybe teemo (destiny) knows that him 'fighting his destiny at any cost' is just him cementing himself in his predetermined role of antagonist.

HE IS FIGHTING FOR HIS OWN AGENCY LIKE. HELP.

like high noon also has the same reoccurrance, of things happening to talon outside of his control and him struggling to deal with it. enduring blade: loses his POWERS? (irelia, chill) and suddenly being cast down to mortality. i thiiiiiiiink i've said this before but thematically across (most of) his skinlines talon has two major vibes:

struggles with control

themes of being pushed too far to the point that he doesn't care if the whole place burns down/anarchy. (withered rose and blood moon are two notable examples.)

if you pair this with the idea of him loving perfection and also the idea of 'the edge' you get a tragic portrayal of someone who is just pushed too far (edge) to the point where they snap. feast or famine, all or nothing. and i think that's SUPER interesting because when you look at like, his base/lore that stuff is very much under the surface/not as evident. (imo this is because he's just not at that breaking point yet in story.)

splendor opus is thematically very good because it covers both of his major vibes. it's kinda what i was missing from the stargazer skin. (my criticism was that it's a missed opportunity to put talon in a story about fates and futures without adding his struggle with them.) it also portrays him as a foe but sympathetically, which imo is 90% of the time how it should be. high noon was: yeah he's a devil but he's going through it. enduring blade was: yeah he's a prick but he's going through it. KATARINA COMIC was: yeah he tried to kill her but he's being manipulated. she even let him live like she knows this!!! AGH

as an added note, because this is peking opera themed, i havent ruled out the idea that this is all a stage play and that irl this isn't actually happening. but idk if that can be determined yet. unless i've missed smth, we'll have to see if anything else is revealed.

in summary: i personally rate this thematic VERY high tbh, though still under like, high noon at the very least. i wish the setting was more established but the lore/theming surrounding talon is quite excellent imo, even if his design leaves stuff to be desired.

ALSO, a note on splendor opus sett:

i like his skin a lot tbh! (mythic chroma not as much) and the model/animations are great ofc, but as a legendary skin released alongside another legendary skin this is definitely the lesser of the two. the voice lines are very nondescript and add little thematically compared to talon, and he only has 1 alternate pose? (and a different alt pose on his mythic chroma) so it seems like unequal quality? strange. i think they could've added a tiny bit of doubt to his bio, personally, because a lot of sett's theming is around fighting for those who need it, and talon kinda... needs it? (well, he doesn't need it, but he could USE it.) but this is once again dipping into my opinions on how sett's character is often reduced. though talon actually DOES have a voiceline with him where he calls him stupid, so maybe its something that clicks later for him.

that being said i still like his skin. i'll take what i can get.

if you read this whole stupid thing then thanks for humoring me lol. this is all just my personal opinions, if you wanna discuss feel free!!! yayyy talon

now i must draw them together....

also im not even rereading this so if there's mistakes ill uhhhhhhh fix them later.

[gaku-maruko]

WHAT I THINK OF EACH CHARACTER

Basically the title, obviously only the ones we know so far, here we gooo!

Alright so Takumi, he's most likely gonna be one of my favs, I have protagonist brainrot, Hajima Hinata is one of my fav protagonists ever and Takumi is giving strong Hinata energy but perhaps less insecure and more indecisive, I like him a ton!

Okay so Hiruko, I was expecting to not like her much since characters like her ALWAYS bore me but she seems to be fairly entertaining at least, although I could see myself being annoyed by her depending on how far they push her bloodlust stuff, idk the only thing I like about her rn is that her name reminds me of Heavenly Delusion

Darumi! Wow I thought I was gonna HATE you and I do not hate you at all! These words could totally backfire but despite all her psycho stuff I just can't shake the feeling that she's a sweetheart, I'm placing all my bets on her being a Power (Chainsaw Man) type character where she's chaotic and crazy but genuinely cares

In regards to Eito I have an overwhelming urge to keep him alive at all costs, I don't even like him that much, I just don't want anything bad to happen to him! Strangely when I played Danganronpa 2 I hated Kazuichi but desperately wanted him to survive, now I like Eito but it's a similar thing for whatever reason

I love you so much, normal character, I LOVE NORMAL CHARACTERS!! (except Hina from DR1, I have a weird vendetta against her) I don't have much to say about Tsubasa I just really love her, she's probably my best girl at the moment?

Gaku's my favorite, that will not be changing, I will be taking no questions.

Ima fascinates me the most of any character we know right now, and like, yes incest is bad, obviously incest is bad, BUT it doesn't stop me from being interested in his character and why he's so fixated on his sister, I find it especially fascinating because Kako doesn't seem to reciprocate meaning this isn't just for the "anime being anime" stuff, there's a genuine arc here!

First time I read about her I thought she was so boring, but now I have a positive bias towards her because my first Tumblr experience is with a Kako account so Kako's not boring anymore she's so pretty and cute and nice! :D

I just have so many questions, that being said, girlboss? I'm mostly neutral on her by Hundred Line standards but I'm so endeared to all of these characters so she would be on the lower end but I'd still have positive feelings towards her, she's above Hiruko

This MAY be best girl, she's so silly I love her, idk between her and Tsubasa it's a real race for who I like more but GOD she's likable, I definitely want to keep her alive more than I want to keep Tsubasa alive but as I established with Eito that doesn't mean much, it's just a weird vibes thing for me

the vibes are RANCID, absolutely RANCID, I don't want him NEAR me!! I don't want to talk about or look at him any longer!

idk, nothing about Sirei stands out to me, I have no opinion, which maybe is worse than having negative opinions like I do on Hiruko and ESPECIALLY THAT RANCID, RANCID MAN

I hope this isn't controversial, can I be flamed for character opinions on a game that hasn't been released..

[irrealisms]

i follow a lot of people in lifesteal fandom (<- i follow a lot of people in general tbh. like, over 2k blogs) and i really wish that ppl Tagged their discourse or character neg more often. i haven't spoken to ls!kab discourse on this blog other than like a few reblogs and i will continue not speaking on the meat of it except maybe in private bc it's Upsetting to think about too much but for the same reason (it's Upsetting!) i really wish i could filter it. and i just can't, except by either unfollowing everyone who ever posts it (including a lot of blogs i otherwise love!) or filtering literally all variants of kab's name. which (a) sucks when i do in fact like a lot of art that includes her and even appreciate liveblogs and stuff and just dont want to see intense discourse which is often about upsetting subjects (b) would also, due to the nature of tumblr filters, catch a lot of unrelated words that have "kab" in them, such as "likable" or "unremarkable" without catching, say, someone who is talking about "k4b00dle" or "k.abo.odle" in order to not show up in search results (something i myself have done in the past)

idk it sucks bc i want to get more into s6 but every time i do i just get flooded with waves of genuinely upsetting discourse. ik that Talking About It can be good for some people but i dont want to get into it personally and i also dont want to unfollow half the fandom! and it's not an issue of "just follow ppl who dislike kab's character"/"just follow ppl who like kab's character" bc that's not what it's about for me. i just want to stop seeing discourse about kab's character. idk bro i miss dsmp fandom where i could filter "discourse" and then 500 variants of "[x] neg" "[x] crit" etc and this would actually do something. it wouldn't get Everything (if nothing else theres the fact that half of the discourse, by its nature, is [x] positive/criticizing the people who criticize [x], and i dont always want to see that either!) but it'd get, like, half of it at least. in lifesteal fandom there is Nothing i can filter that will catch Anything other than filtering The Entire Existence Of The Character. and when i'm missing the discourse environment of dsmp fandom that's how you know it's dire

this is a vent post more than anything so please be kind on it but 100% genuinely if more people in the fandom tagged it then. that would be really really nice and i would appreciate it a lot. idk if enough other people feel this way for it to be worth asking for it more broadly or deciding on/promoting a general tag to be used or if it's Just Me in which case it's probably not worth it but i thought i'd put this out there

and like dgmw i can respect "i cannot tag things consistently, i do not have a tagging system, i do not ever tag things for blacklists". that's fine!!! there is absolutely stuff i do not tag and will not tag. im not demanding anything. ik i am a fairly consistent tagger on this blog but i had a previous blog where i tagged Literally Nothing and just quick reblogged everything and quite frankly trying to be a consistent tagger even just of fandom/topic (not even of most triggers) is a big part of why i am a lot less active than i used to be on tumblr! i get it, i promise. i probably won't unfollow over this and it's not gonna hurt me terribly or anything. i'm complaining on my own blog about something that Would Be Nice but ultimately it's fine to run your blog however you want

wow this post is long. ok bye

[ssruis]

any shizukasa thoughts .. /p or /r it doesn't make a difference 2 me I just think they're fun

I need to read more more mmj stories im fond of them & I think shizuku is so funny… so while I am armed to the teeth with unimportant wxs facts I know less about shizuku 😔 that being said:

I like their friendship a lot I think it’s sweet that their relationship is mostly because their little sisters are friends but they still care about each other (& each other’s little siblings. Even if shiho thinks tsukasa is super fucking annoying)(Gesturing at shizuku in the Valentine’s Day alliance event going “idk what I would do if something happened to saki 😨” when tsukasa was freaking out after finding out saki lied).

Also incredibly funny that shizuku 1) has a wealth of embarrassing tsukasa facts from his childhood she can bring up and they actually work to embarrass him because she’s doing it with earnest admiration 2) actually finds tsukasa to be pretty cool instead of (reasonably) thinking he’s a weirdo.

I think they should bond over sewing. Shizuku/mizuki/tsukasa (+ maybe ena rui saki or airi?) fashion and sewing themed event when. if there’s another character who sews put them in there.

I also love that shizuku is like canonically drop dead model gorgeous & she’s friends with tsukasa who is ugly could not give less of a fuck about that*. I think some of the npc guys tsukasa is friends with see him out with shizuku on one of the rare occasions they’re both free and hanging out and are like “wow tenma how’d you manage that” & he’s just like “? What are you talking about? We’re friends why is that impressive. Wait where’d she go oh fuck”

*I also think that’s kind of a relief for shizuku in that Tsukasa is someone who will see and validate/admire her hard work instead of assuming she gets far in life by just by being pretty. He doesn’t see a gorgeous girl and nothing else when he looks at her, he just sees his friend shizuku.

I desperately want to see them both together at a Leo/need concert I think they would both be screaming cheering losing their minds nonstop completely head to toe decked out in merch. & saki’s just like heehee stop oniichan you’re so embarrassing (very pleased) and shiho is dying on the inside. I think at least half of their conversations center around saki&shiho because they can just brag about their little siblings back and forth constantly.

[get-caitjinxed]

Passed your page like 7 times bc I didn't know you changed your profile

Anyway came to ask what do you think the characters smell like? I'm trying to write and I suck with imagery/writing in general so you know trying to add to it. Smell is one of the senses I hadn't written but wtf does Caitlyn Kirramen smell like????? like flowers? Clean????? Bit of sweat???? I can't 😭

Also if you have writing tips you'd share please do 🙏

hehe sorry about that lol! i was getting tired of the other one, i'll try not to change it again 🙇‍♂️

this is the part where i have to admit that i'm terminally single and i don't have a great understanding of what other people smell like 😭 i don't think i'd even be good at describing how i smell? but in caitlyn's case i def think she would wear some kind of subtle perfume - nothing too extreme or too sweet, but just enough that you would be like "oh shit, she smells good". possibly smthn floral? 🤔 and then depending on the situation, you could go for some kind of fresh laundry smell bc i assume she keeps her uniform (and the rest of her clothes) as clean as possible. but also gunpowder! if she's been shooting, ofc. and if she's been running around in a fight, sure, sweat, maybe a little blood, etc. if you're going for the hextech rifle, i feel like i see a lot of people describe the scent from that as being a sort of ozone-y smell that lingers after a burst of energy

and if you're writing her with jinx, maybe she carries around a bit of residual grease/oil/paint/metallic smell 😏

my overall tip for this would probably be to go do some research on perfurmes ig? this is some advice i should also take myself. gotta become a real jeremy fragrance type

AS FOR OTHER WRITING TIPS... i'll just rapid fire off a few:

when you're writing dialogue, try saying it to yourself out loud if it feels weird. your own voice might not match the character you're writing, but this is mostly to check and see if it sounds natural at all (sometimes i will literally talk to myself out loud and do voices if i'm thinking up a scene)

don't be afraid to interrupt dialogue (even mid sentence) to describe what a character is doing as they speak (or even how another character is reacting to something)! em dashes and ellipses are your friends

if you've written out something and it's just not working, don't be afraid to delete several paragraphs and dial it back. there are so many times were i get balls deep into a scene and go "this is NOT it" and delete everything i just wrote

less of a writing tip and more for brainstorming: when i'm stuck and i can't think of where to take a story next, or how to write out a specific plot beat, i just go for a walk and listen to music! this has been my brainstorming process since i was like 10 years old lmao and it's always worked well for me. sometimes you gotta step away from the word document and do something else for a while

your writing is always better than you think it is! i will post stuff and be like "wow this is garbage" and then have folks come along and tell me it's the best thing they've ever seen. you are your own biggest critic, so try not to be too hard on yourself!

also to anyone who is newer to writing or just starting out, write whatever the fuck you want! actually this applies to any experienced writers as well. don't feel like you need to write fics for other people! 90% of what i write is extremely self-indulgent and the other 10% is for my friends bc i know they'll like it. if you try to pander to your audience, you'll just make yourself miserable and you won't enjoy what you're doing. i'm churning out so much fic bc i genuinely just love writing caitjinx 🥺 everything i do is for me first

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⚰️🕰️🌃 for your two favourite ocs

YAY YIPPEEEE THANK YOUUUUU i also kinda only have. two ocs hehe but YAY i also completey forgor about this so thank you for the reminder also

⚰️ - if your character lost a loved one, what would they do? would they grieve and move on? try to bring them back? cling to their remains?

mihangel has been dead before so his feelings on a loved one dying would be. Complex. because he knows how dark and empty it is to be dead but he also doesnt know if he's remembering right. maybe the afterlife is a beautiful place & he just doesnt know b/c he got pulled back into being alive? he would mourn & try to move on but there's still that nagging feeling of 'what if they really are alone'.

strangeways can talk to ghosts by partially entering their timestream and partially pulling ghosts into the normal timestream and She Would Do This. however she'd soon discover that talking to a dead loved one is actually a Terrible way to your live your life but there would definitely be a long period where she'd Want to sulk & be miserable about it and talk to them in the ghost world, even though it takes a lot of effort for her & only the most determined souls make fully lucid ghosts. especially if they've been dead for a while & are starting to fade, she'd still try to bring them through to this world to talk even when its incredibly draining for her. someone else very close to her would have to convince her to stop. she would be the kind of person to think 'i ALWAYS have to carry this around with me & be sad about it' even though she has an extended lifespan. she would think 'in a thousand years i still have to be upset about this' even if realistically the pain would have faded by then.

more under cut cos this is going to be. long lol

🕰 - what would your character do if they were stuck in a time loop?

YAYAYYYA TIMELOOP I LOVE TIME MESSED UP NESS!!!! they both have Time Things going on hehe

mihangel would. not be coping well with that. in his backstory a Time Thing happened to him that meant that events changed and he is no longer dead, and he would probably think that this is the universe tryng to right itself & fix time by putting him in a loop or a pocket dimension of something. he would be freaking out about being stuck in a timeloop (is he aging? will he ever die? is everyone else looping to or is it only me stuck here? how do i even begin to get out?), she has anxiety which isnt helping. i think (depending how long she's there) she would go through a period of like. doing slightly odd but not actually harmful things just b/c there are significantly less consequences. go for 2am walks by herself. be slightly weird in public. climb up the side of a building and sit on the roof all day.

strangeways would go straight to the 'oh hell yeah, no consequences!!' stage where she'd think 'well if the universe doesnt sort this out in a few days i'll deal with it then, but in the mean time i'm gonna steal a tv and set a couch on fire and go drinking & go to the loudest concert possible' but there would be a deep undercurrent of The Dread. she would just think well surely this will sort itself out soon right????? as she goes out for the 173rd night in a row of wandering around in the dark looking for something interesting to do, as a distraction while she hopes the problem will go away. she'd think to herself 'oh wow i could use this to study so much' only to find that her notes have unwritten themself you know. idk maybe the room wouldnt reset but you get the idea.

🌃 - what would your character do if they were trapped in a labyrinthine city that's alive?

THEYD BOTH BE HAVING SO MUCH FUN AND ALSO BE DEEPLY UNSETTLED BY THE EXPERIENCE YIPPEE

knowing them they'd probably be there together, so. mihangel would be trying to figure out where they are & how to get where they're going & get out again without getting lost/trapped/consumed by the city/etc. probably trying not to touch the walls. he'd be more Disguested when he works out the city is Alive i think. morbidly fascinated but more wanting to just Get Out Of There. strangeways would be pushing button and picking stuff up & being like 'haha wow this is kinda creepy & cool' while trying to cover up that she's actually really unsettled by the whole thing. mihangel would be interested in Looking Around, and strangeways would want to try & communicate with the city, whether or not they can work out if thats possible.

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Hi! I’d like to start with the fact that your writing is PHENOMENAL, the way every first chapter is designed to grab the readers attention, with a mystery or a cozy little opening, establishing where the character is in life and their motives, or a sneak peek at the problem the characters must overcome.

I’m really bad at articulating my thoughts, but ur characters are really well written and I’d like to make more fanart of them, but I’m not quite sure what they look like.

(The only fics of your la that i KNOW you wrote are Unto Dust, and The Comfort of Agony (both of which are really good btw, I also love how you write existing characters, and your portrayal of them(especially Lucy Ann))

Anyway, because there are so many interpretations of species used in TAU, I got a little mixed up on what the non-human characters look like.

Darceus- in Lucy Ann and the Lunch Bunch, there is a Kitsune named Felicity, who is described as “looking a kind of like a human, and kind of like a fox” which my interpretation of is shown below. I forgot that that isn’t typical for kitsune characters in tau (even though she’s the only one since yours) and drew her in a similar way. ( also, are there any distinctive features on her nieces?) btw the LION idea is phenomenal, also do you think she has a mane? They’re fun to draw.

June- how big is she? I assumed she was the size of a human based on her interactions, but then I realized she might be looking down of people because she can fly. But then I remembered that it says she walks around. So then I confused myself. Also, skin tone, hair color/texture, eyes?

Beatrice- SHE IS SO WELL WRITTEN I felt genuinely angry while reading her meeting with Lucy Ann (in a good way) and she seems like someone you would meet in real life, totally obnoxious! Also, I don’t really know how TAU elves usually look so, idk anything about her skin tone or hair or eyes.

Here are pictures of my doodles in case you want to take a look, try to ignore the paper texture please.

Also, an old picture of Felicity:

Sorry if any of this is worded weird, im not that good at talking, but could you please give a solid description of the major/cool characters in Unto Dust?

(And in case I didn’t say it before, the Comfort of Agony is SO WELL WRITTEN there is too much for me to say about it!)

Oh wow, this is all so kind of you to say! Thank you so much - I'm so glad to hear you enjoy my writing, and I love the sketches you've done! You already have a lot of great designs and the characters look super expressive!

It's really exciting to be asked more of what my characters look like and I'll give you the best description I can, but I do want to note I often don't have a clear idea of what my characters look like - I like that writing lets a reader come up with their own spins on what a character looks like! So while I'm adding my own interpretation of my characters here, if you have a different idea you think works better or just looks cooler to you, I say go for it!

I'll organise my thoughts by each character:

Darceus: I was definitely inspired by @feferipeixes' character Felicity to make a kitsune character! I really like the mane idea you have going in your sketches, and female lions do occasionally grow manes! I like the way you've drawn her formal attire, with the nine tails spread out behind her like a sort of cape! You really brought her to life!

I probably still imagine her with a fox's colouration - I liked the lion imagery to evoke the broader facial features and just overall stockier build than an average kitsune.

The nieces: They're probably both young adults of average height. I don't have a clear idea of what they look like, but it might be fun to draw them as a different type or species of fox - silver foxes look really pretty with distinctive markings! They probably have less tails than Darceus, maybe three or so.

June: I definitely had the idea of her being average sized - I think writing it from Lucy Ann's perspective makes her seem taller as a lot of characters have to look down on her (sorry Lucy Ann!). I really like the wings you drew for her! She's a middle-aged lady with a little grey in her red hair, and probably likes wearing a lot of running gear - gotta train for that 10K!

Beatrice: I really like the long ears you've given her, that looks super distinctive! The loose t-shirt is really good. I probably imagine her with more of a pear shaped build with dark brown eyes and hair. If she does magic like in her appearances with Noie I like to think it'd look a lot how Mod V's elf OC Florian does it.

Also I definitely am looking for Lucy Ann to start wearing a glove! I'm not sure whether it would be fun to have it be a red glove to match the rest of her outfit, or if it's black or some other clashing colour to illustrate how she sees it as something unwanted and forced upon her.

That's all I can think of, but if you'd like anything more specific I'd be more than happy to help! Thank you again for this ask and your awesome sketches - if you end up drawing anything else I'd really love to see it!

Have a great day! :D