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gb-patch · 4 years ago

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Ask Answers: March 30th, 2021- Part 1

We’ve been really focused on getting the Step 3 DLC done and keeping up with asks kind of got away from me, aha. Thank you for waiting for a reply! We’re still definitely behind, but here’s a good chunk of responses!

I love Our Life so much but if the release of the step 3 dlc is in April, please don't "release" it on April 1, my poor heart can't take that prank 😭

Don’t worry! I’m horrible at pranks, haha. When we do post something specifically for April Fool’s it’s always to pretend it’s a joke when in reality it’s something we’re actually planning to do. But we don’t have anything like that arranged for this year. Any posts on April 1st will just be like normal.

Omigod, can you end the game in love with Cove but not in a relationship? My character stayed calm at the restaurant and Cove slept over at her home and I think I may have missed it. I'm delirious if I did, may never stop laughing. The children are idiots

Haha, yes, it is possible to be in love and still not get into an actual relationship. There’s no forced ending where the two are made to confess their feelings and accept, it’s all optional/avoidable.

How can you see the new main character cut-in images? I'm not trying to be rude, but, all of my playthroughs, but I haven't seen them yet. (I know you can go through an entire game without seeing them, but I have went through multiple games.)

It’s a bit of a spoiler to say here, but you can check out the guide we posted on Steam HERE!

Is it possible to win first place in the library quiz with Lizzy (Step 1 DLC)

Yep, it is! Someone made a guide for the answers HERE (it’s also on Steam). We probably shouldn’t have required a perfect score to win a children quiz, but oh well, haha.

Hello!

In the future (in step 4) can you marry Cove even if you are friends? I would love to have a platonic wedding with him!

I’m afraid not. As much as he cares for the MC when they’re besties, Cove would only really want an official marriage if it’s based on romance.

Hello! I bumped into Our Life randomly last month, and it is one of the best coincidences I have ever laid on. I love how the choices and little details in the story changes throughout the game, and I'm excited to keep supporting you! I'm absolutely in love with Cove and would like to ask what keeps him to be especially interested in the MC? Other than how you can choose what fondness level you have with him, what ultimately leads him to be in sync with us? Sorry if it's a little much & thank u!

Cove likes the MC because, regardless of the different personality traits you can give the MC, they meet him on his level, listen to him, understand him (even if you’re indifferent and not really close the MC still gets where he’s coming from), and if you’re fond/crush/love than you’re there for him. He finds the MC someone he can respect, trust, and, if they’re close, feel safe with. I’m glad you enjoyed the game!

hi there! for xoxo droplets i see the that female pronouns are used in the description, in the actual game can you change the pronouns or are they stuck as female? i'm aware the game is free, but i have a bad habit of buying dlc's before playing the game so it would be helpful to know before i spend money on it. if anything i'll save that money for more our life dlcs when they come out :D

XOXO Droplets does have a set MC. It’s the story of a specific person rather than a game about making your own story. All of our games prior to Our Life were about exploring MCs that were fully fleshed out people in their own right, so you can’t get the OL experience from what we did before. But we do plan to do more custom-style MCs going forward from here!

For the our life nsfw dlc, will you have to be in the patron to have it or will there be another way for people who really support the game but can't pay to get it?

I’m afraid not. We might put it up for sale somewhere other than Patreon someday (though never on Steam or Itch) since we know not everyone can use that site, but it will still cost money on any other hosting page we use. It’s unfortunately not a piece of content we can give away for free.

Hello! I finally got to play Xoxo Blood Droplets and it mentioned about a DLC coming out soon. Is it already out or are you still planning it?

We are still planning to finish it when we can, we just had to put it on hold because 2020 was a tough year and we needed to put all our focus on Our Life. There’s some of the extra DLC stories available for beta testing on the Patreon.

Is there a link to the soundtrack for Xoxo Blood Droplets? I really like the music in this game!

That’s not available yet, but we’ll probably put it up for sale once the rest of the stories are done.

Would there be any chance for XOXO Droplets OSTs to be released in the future? (Please take my money-)

We might! There are some things we wanna do and fix before we really start advertising XOXO Droplets things again, but hopefully it all comes together.

Why does Cove dislike Shiloh so much despite all of Shiloh's efforts to get along? I can understand his dislike for Lizzie, but why Shiloh?

They met under bad terms (with an arranged play date he had no choice in), Shiloh’s sort of pushy himself when it comes to trying to get along, and Cove thinks he’s just kind of unusual in how he interacts/reacts with people. They don’t click, basically.

Is there a way to have your character be a tsundere? And have Cove toughened up a bit due to that? Sorry if the is a stupid question! ^^;

Maybe? The options in the game aren’t based on those types of personality tropes and I don’t know them well enough to say if you can accurately find a way to make it work with the available options. But it’s not a stupid question, I’m sure plenty of other people have considered something similar c:

do voiced names work only with their exact spelling? cause my mc is called Sophia and one of the voiced names is Soffia so i was wondering but if only works like that it's fine (sorry if i made any mistakes, english isn't my first language)

“Voice” and “text” are separate! You can pick the “voice” you want and then type in whatever “text” you prefer. And your English is really good.

Will OL:NF be based on a season/break like the first game? Or some other type of setting?

Our Life: Now & Forever takes place over the full course of Autumn. So, the start of school and then into the fall holiday season type of time period.

Will we ever see a jealous cove😭😭 please im begging u-

Only in small ways, really. Sadly, I’m just not someone who enjoys jealousy in stories and therefore I don’t know how to implement it in a way that feels enjoyable. Maybe I’ll figure out a angle I can work with in future projects.

Do you have any plans with Our Life once step 4 has been released along with step 3's DLCs?

After the Step 3 DLCs and Step 4 we’ll be releasing the Cove wedding DLC, the Derek romance DLC, and then the Baxter romance DLC. The project will likely be considered fully complete at that point.

Hello, I just needed to first of all sat how amazed I was when I discovered this game. I thought I would be disappointed by the lack of love interests, but you worked so hard to make sure Cove is the Best Boy for so many different people!! It really has been my comfort game for a while now, and I think all the different choices you allow make it the best romance game I’ve played in my life. The only problem is now my expectations for love are Cove level, and no one can live up to that. You’ve put so much consideration to make this game super inclusive and I think it’s amazing. If I can ask, for the exclusive NSFW Patreon dlc, will it only be available for the month it comes out? Or could I become a patron months later and still be able to download it. I just don’t have a job right now otherwise I would LOVE to subscribe to your Patreon and definitely will once I have the money again!! Thank you so so much for making such a lovely game that’s brought me so much joy.

Hiya! I'm so sorry for sounding like a complete degenerate for asking, but will the nsfw moment on patreon still be available even if i'm not a patron of the month it comes out? (e.g. i didnt pay/join the necessary tier before the moment is released) Thank you for your hard work on OL, I really connected with Cove in a way I never anticipated.

Thank you very much for such kind words! The Patreon DLC will be up for download on the Patreon indefinitely once it’s done. Just like the normal DLCs, you can pay to get it whenever you like but it won’t be up for sale until it’s finished. So take all the time you need.

Sorry to bother you guys, but there was an earlier ask detailing the OL LI's love languages and I was just wondering- Would that be for them personally, as in what they do, or the love language they enjoy receiving the most? Because I know for some people it's different for both on giving and receiving and was a bit confused, haha. Sorry for the trouble, your games are really nice!

For Cove and Derek it’s what they like to receive and what they give. For Baxter, it’s what he likes to get. What he gives is tailored to his partner. He’s flexible that way~ And it’s no trouble.

asking (and also fanning... fanboying? fangirling? fanpersoning? screw it- from a distance) anonymously because my confidence is nonexistent.

will you be doing a kickstarter for our life: now and forever? i know it's probably been asked and mentioned before, but will you be doing a kickstarter akin to the one done for our life: beginnings and always? if so, will you be doing similar tier rewards? (if you guys do so, i will [politely] throw my money at you).

now, to the fan.. personing? FAN. uhm. to the part where this anonymous agender idiot will begin to act as the fan they are.

THE GAME IS SO. SO NICE. IT'S CUSTOMIZABLE. I'M REALLY HAPPY ABOUT THAT PART. AAAAA I ALSO ENJOY THAT YOU GAVE US THE OPTION TO JUST STAY BEST FRIENDS OR SOMETHING A8DBAIHEW- AND YOU INCLUDED AROS AND ACES IN THAT SEXUALITY CHOOSING PART- aaaAAA AND YOU MADE ELIZABETH FILIPINO- THANK YOU SO SO MUCH FOR CREATING SUCH AN INCLUSIVE GAME!!!

to summarize; will you be doing a kickstarter? and thank you for creating such a nice game. i, and likely the majority if not all of those who have played the game, am thankful.

Aw, thanks <3! I’m so happy it was such a nice experience for you. We are planning on having a Kickstarter for Our Life: Now & Forever. It’ll have similar rewards to the Our Life: O&A Kickstarter, but some changes will have to be made. Like, we’ll definitely need to increase the rate for getting a voiced name. Originally it was $3USD, which was super low for how much work it really took to add in a customized piece of voice acting, aha. Live and learn.

So sorry if you've already answered this, I looked but I couldn't find anything. Is the 18+ DLC coming out alongside the Step 3 DLC, or do they have different development timelines entirely? I'm so excited for all the DLC coming out in the future, and even though the release dates aren't out, I'm already counting down the days. :)

They have different development times and will come out separately. Despite taking place in the same Step period, they’re disconnected pieces of content and making progress on one doesn’t mean the other is closer to being finished. The normal Step 3 DLC is releasing first. It’s great to hear you’re looking forward to them!

Hey!! I'm absolutely LOVING Our Life! I have been pondering on one question though, what's Cove's ethnicity, if there is a set one? Or is it something we can Headcanon?

hi hi! i wanted to say first of all that i absolutely adore our life. it's one of my favourite games of 2020, and i think it was just the perfect dose of positivity we all needed, even if you didn't intend to release it during such a hectic year lol! secondly, i wanted to say: if it's alright to ask, what ethnicity is cove? :-0 and what about his parents? i was just curious about it ^^)/ thank you!!

Cove’s mom, Kyra, is white. But his dad’s, Cliff’s, race doesn’t come up and players are able to headcanon it. So Cove is half white and half whatever you prefer Cliff to be!

hello! there was a post on the patreon where you can run your fingers down cove's chest in errands - how do you get that scene? ♥

That was an old mistake on my part- you can only get that scene in the Ending rather Errands. You have to leave the big family dinner at the restaurant to go into the car, be dating Cove for a while, have Cove come see you there, and then mention using your hands when Cove makes a joke about hands.

in baxter’s dlc, is there any point where you can tell him about the previous renters of the condo?

You can talk to him about that in the normal Step 3 DLC!

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dreamescapeswriting · 2 years ago

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HI HI I'M AWAKE AGAIN!! it's 2:36pm now!! I read the new Jin Oneshot and man Jin was a bitch like- immature??? He called the reader immature?? what the fuck, i get not liking someone back but you dont have to be so rude and cruel about rejecting her. Reader better stay with yoongi for good. I typically watch whatever I come across that interests me, or i'll go back and watch edits/amvs/fmvs that I love that are on youtube. But some content creaters I watch typically are PointCrow, Smallant, Purplecliffe, PM7, MANDJTV(a good bit of poketubers especially with the new game comeing out this year) but I do watch Markiplier and Jackcepticeye whenever one of their videos catches my eye (I watched them play the stanley parable ultradeluxe), though there is this fish biologist youtuber I watch called ANVJ! There's also DougDoug(whom makes great and funny content, i reccomend the ai creates my linkden in profile video very funny) I'll be sure to remember that, and I'd love to really talk about them as well especially when the new seasons release! Plus I wanna be able to talk about moments in the show with someone. Good choices! For all of us are dead my favorites have to be Cheongsan, Su-hyuk, Nam-ra, gyeon-su(i have one more but im not even sure if i should like him) From Sweet home it has to be Sang-wook, Hyun-su, eun-hyuk , I also love ji soo and ja heon. (i'm honestly so conflicted I wanna like gwi-nam from all of us are dead but he's done some really shitty things but my villain liking heart keeps saying to favorite him as well, I have a bit of a type of either liking the villains, the cold characters or the most innocent they didn't do anything characters yet something happened to them) edits are addicting i tell you, I need to finish/catch up on stranger things but I have so many things I wanna watch at the moment so it'll take me a while. HISTORYYYY??? I guessed based on the thumbnail on netflix, BUT I LOVE HISTORY- This should explain why i'm becoming a history teacher in the future (hopefully). I'm a bit of a history nerd at times. Goblin has been on my list for a while as well as tale of the nine tails. It doesnt help one of my favorite actors has a role in both of the series and the fact a member of one of my ult groups sings one of the OSTs for tale of the nine tailed. You're welcome!! (I admit what gets me interested are who plays in the series or the clips i see in compilations) I'm glad i get my sleep as well, as I really never feel tired when I go to sleep so it takes me a good bit to do so! But hope you're having a great day/night!

Hiii! Hope you slept well!! Oh my gooossh! Jin was super rude haha I just really wanted to try and make the angst hit super hard haha

Ooo I'll have to check out some of the youtubers you spoke about, I'm always on the hunt for them. My go to's are usually Jacksepticeye, Markipler, CallMeKevin, DazGames, and a few others. I LOVED Jack's playthrough of the stanley Parable game, I couldn't stop myself from laughing T-T

For Real!! gwi-nam, I like the actor because he's so good at playing the villian but I don't think I'll ever like him for it 😭😭😂😂 My ass was rooting for him to die oh my gooossshhh! Which is weird because for me I usually LOVEEE the villian in stories

Oooo! A history teacher?! That's fucking awesome!!! History was always one of my favourite subjects and I think it was because I had such a great teacher! He always made the classes fun (well as much as he could in a super strict and tight school) I wish you all the best in becoming a history teacher!

OST's for dramas are always soooo good! I loved "Here Always" that Seungmin did for Hometown Cha cha T-T It always makes me smile

#m answered #lovely anon

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nyrator · 4 years ago

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been feeling like venting, so just some random vents- then afterwards, JSRF ramblings because I just beat that game

turning 29 at the end of the week, not looking forward to it- turning 30 next year terrifies me

mother’s funeral was friday, got that out of the way relatively painlessly (other than having to spend an extra 800 dollars just to bury my sister with her, about $4500 by the end of it

gofundme raised about $2000, other donations about $1300 last I counted (probably higher), so most of it was covered

yesterday my mother’s 70 year old best friend held a party at a bar for my mother’s friends and I was obligated to go, bunch of crazy old women talking like sailors, drinking and smoking pot and laughing about all the drugs they did and all the times they got raped (yeahhhh), the only person I was comfortable around was the best friend. And then the party ends two hours late, we’re getting kicked out of the bar, and this friend falls bending down to grab a picture of my mother that she dropped, smashes her face into the floor, and collapses with a pool of blood under her face, unmoving, right in front of me. I couldn’t get the words out that I’d go and pick the photo up for her before she went to get it, and I regret it

Thankfully, she only had a concussion and a broken nose, she started responding after about a minute of just lying there, but it messed me up, I think.

I’ve been debating if I want to start drinking. I never tried before, mainly because my father was an abusive and violent alcoholic. The other reason is because I’m afraid what I’d do to myself if I had no inhibitions in place, I feel like I’d be very dangerous to myself.

neck has been stiff for two days. Probably slept on it wrong. Also keep feeling like I get different symptoms of covid every so often after exposing myself to the public (that bar was packed with old people who wouldn’t wear masks and had no concept of personal space). Today my throat’s been sore and I can barely breathe.

my boss told me I can go back to work as soon as the funeral’s finished- not sure if I should call her to remind her or wait for her to call me, she texted me last week and I told her the funeral was on friday. But my coworker was also wondering and asked me today, and I didn’t know what to tell her, since my boss doesn’t want me to let her know just yet because of how limited they’re open (three days a week, four hours a day)

relationships are very hard

I’m a terrible person who does the bare minimum to help someone who’s terribly lonely and depressed, and it’s like I’m backed into a corner in desperation from being unable to do anything about it. I’ve caused so much harm to this relationship that I wonder if there’s any way it can survive sometimes

It’s always the case, though- I can’t get myself to do more than the minimum effort it takes, and my social anxiety prevents me from ever initiating anything, which has cost me so many people that I shouldn’t be surprised at this point. And I can feel that awful, selfish bitterness inside of me, that part of my father and my sister that’s in me that I try to suppress, and I hate it.

my diet is going well enough, lost over five pounds since starting it late August. But it’s mostly because I just dislike eating, so eating in portions is easier for me. And then there are days like today, where I just don’t eat at all. Just ate one slice of bread, 30g of peanut butter, and a small cup of ice cream today, and I don’t even feel hungry. Normally I try to get some food in me, but today I’m just too disgusted to even try to make dinner.

My sleep’s also been weird, still. Been going to bed later and later again, but can’t stay asleep. Usually only sleep in bouts of 3-4 hours, then just lay awake until I’m half asleep long enough that I feel the urge to give up and get up. It’s been like that for weeks now, I can’t remember the last full night of sleep I’ve gotten.

In lighter news, finally got back to playing JSRF. Beat it the other night after 24.5 hours of game time, just have a few more challenges left (did everything from Dogenzaka Hill to the Bottom of the Sewage Facility so far), got all graffiti and souls possible before beating the final boss. Played it via emulator (which worked great except for crashing when entering the graffiti selection occasionally) with a Switch Pro Controller, felt really good. I own it and the original Xbox for it, but just am spoiled by a PC experience, I suppose.

The gameplay is great, but the level design leaves a funny taste in my mouth. Aesthetics are worse than JSR for me, while music... it’s tough to say, it’s different than JSR, but really grew on me. Sometimes it felt more like noise (I remember the Sewage tracklist not speaking to me too much at first with the more ambient-ish tracks), but it did grow on me a lot. Baby-T was my Garage theme the entire game, such a great track.

Naganuma’s music in the first game was definitely the weakest of the original’s OST (still good of course), but in Future I feel he really stepped up his game. Teknopathetic is one of my favorite songs in the new OST.

speaking of favorite music, here’s mine from each game:

Bout the City

Dragula

Magical Girl

Miller Ball Breakers

Mischievous Boy

On the Bowl (A.Fargus Mix)

Rock It On

Super Brothers

Yellow Bream

Aisle 10

Baby-T

Birthday Cake

Count Latchula

I'm Not a Model

Like It Like This Like That

Rockin' the Mic

Statement of Intent

Teknopathetic

The Scrappy

(shout outs to Girls from the one JSR CD, haven’t listened to much of the other exclusive songs to it, but Girls was good)

but yeah, my minor gripes with Future

Linear level design was a bit painful (missing a jump and not being able to backtrack a lot was bleh), and the later levels were very painful (the sewage area and the rooftops are come to mind, skyscraper to a lesser extent but I liked the skyscraper one a bit more), but at the same time, they force you to get good, which I can appreciate, so hm. Still, a checkpoint system (especially since there are save points) or unlocking shortcuts would be a bit more convenient, if not entirely necessary.

Not having a way to stop auto-grinding, even if just holding down a trigger or something- the way I latched onto rails especially in the sewage area was painful

Points challenges mainly being “find the special points rail and just spamming Y” on it was a bit odd (mainly for the Jet Techs so far, just five minutes of spamming Y...), but I like how the combos feel in this game, especially X combos to speed up. Has a rhythm that’s hard to explain but just feels natural.

Also street challenges should’ve been explained better in general, had to look up most of the special ones (and glitched out the Shibuya Terminal one many times until realizing the fix was just “hop all over each platform multiple times and hope it counts”, the second one next to the tilted platform specifically for me

Mew/Bis/Rhyth’s redesign still hurts, but you better believe she’s the character I used throughout the entire game after unlocking her

Storywise, I think I like JSR’s take better- Professor K being a neutral party and more amusing/less insulting, Onishima > Hayashi, and the character designs and artstyle I overall prefer from the first game

Felt like it tried to add things that just didn’t really work sometimes (Death Ball comes to mind, though I haven’t messed with Versus yet, the story mission was very easy compared to how they hyped it up), and the boss battles were all... strange. Tagging enemies on that roller coaster level, having to grind up to that one Hayashi boss fight over and over and over, then even moreso for the final boss... never got much use out of targeting enemies, spinning circles around them, or things like the railgrab for high jumps or skidding to slow down for graffiti, either, but maybe they have their uses.

But man, the game did feel fun to play, just frustrating to explore, I think. I still like the idea of making Skatered, even more after playing this game. Maybe I could learn modding, or something...

Oh yeah, also got all the pieces of my costume together (minus some eva foam), we’ll see how that goes. Not looking forward to assembling it, honestly, but I can’t back out now. Main regret I think is the tights, being unable to find striped ones (and the solid ones I bought being a bit too see-through, I should’ve bought a size up maybe). Still not confident enough in my makeup abilities, either.

and one last bit of light news- I finally got my Kuja figure, he’s so beautiful and detailed and I need a good place to put him

#text stuffs #nyrants #lots of venting I apologize feel free to skip to the JSRF portion if you even feel like reading

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anotherdayforchaosfay · 4 years ago

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Ghanima Music Drabbles

This is a warm-up I like to do. Here are the rules:

One fic per song.

You write that fic only while the song is playing

When the song ends, so does the story.

You cannot edit while writing the fic, only after all the songs are done.

Do at least 10 songs, at any length.

I did this for Ghanima so I can share more of her. Music is from Pan’s Labyrinth OST, a total of 21 songs and 21 fics. Not sorry if I make you cry.

You can read this on AO3

Song: Long, Long Time Ago 2:11

She remembered her mother’s humming. Late at night, when she was cold and alone, she could hear it as though her mother were still holding her. The song put her to sleep within a minute, as she was rocked in her mother’s arms. She couldn’t remember her face very well, but her eyes. She remembered those eyes looking into hers as she fell asleep. Blue as the sea, deep and bright in the dark of the night. She would look into them and see her own as she fell asleep to her song. So long ago...so very long ago.

Song: The Labyrinth 4:07

Along in the dark. Any other time, any other day, it wouldn’t bother her. But she couldn’t see the walls, couldn’t feel them, and the echo came back so lonely. Where was she? She didn’t dare pace, there was no telling how lost she was. A light! Better than remaining cold and alone. She followed the light, step after careful step. A rock, the sound of it rolling, as she kicked it in her movements. The light never faded, it kept going, at pace with her. Was it waiting for her? She rushed a little more, eager to not be alone in whatever this place was. Now she ran, following as the light turn a corner. No slipping, just running. Faster now! Her lungs were burning in the cold of this place. She grew closer to the light and saw a figure. It was holding the light, or was it the light? No sounds but what she made. She kept going as it turned again, rushing after it now. No thoughts but to reach it, no time to think. Keep pace, keep your steps. Reach it!

Song: Rose, Dragon 3:36

She looked at the dress on the stand. A gift, a sick gift she wanted to burn. It had his signature all over it, no doubting that. Why would he send this? Now, of all times? Anger burned inside her, made worse by the breaking of her heart. She had just put the pieces back together, and now her she was, staring at this thing. She laid her hands on her belly, then balled her hands into fists and let them fall to her side. The dress was a wedding dress, of all things. It appeared to be made of magic and flowers, of wind and spring breezes. The train of the skirt was several meters long, heavy with the flowers. The bodice deep and the middle...no thought for her belly. He didn’t know, she never told him. She had planned on it, but then he changed all that. He still didn’t know, probably never would. She set the dress on fire and watched the ashes fall.

Song: The Fairy & the Labyrinth 3:36

“If you were here, I don’t know what I would do. I would rage at you, scream at you, wish you dead. I would cry, beg you to tell me why you left, hope for an honest answer. Were you ever honest? I like to think you were, in moments between lies and loathing. I loved you, love you, want to love you and be loved by you. Would telling you about the pregnancy have changed anything? I don’t know. I’m afraid of what your answer would be. Would you have poisoned my tea, just enough to end this life we made?” She stood on the balcony overlooking the courtyard, imagining Solas somewhere out there, listening to her. “You lied. It was all a lie. I loved you as I never dared love anyone. To be that intimate with anyone was forbidden by my clan. I told you this! I broke the rules because I fucking could, it was my right. Now here I am, shunned by my Keeper for daring to be my own.”

Song: Three Trails 2:07

She listened with full attention, to every word, every nuance, every shift of tone. I will be a better Keeper. All of nine years old and here she was thinking herself more.

She watched with full attention, to every movement, every change in breath, every shift of body. I will be a better Keeper. All of 15 years old and here she was, knowing herself to be more.

I am a better Keeper. All of 35 years old and Keeper of so many.

Song: The Moribund Tree and the Toad 7:11

Steps light, soft, hand on her waist, hand on his shoulder, a sharing of hands and touch. Around and across the floor, skirts flowing around her, his eyes never leaving hers. A moment together in the crowd of mannequins. The only living, the only moving, the only ones really here. No one else in the hall, no sound but what they made.

They didn’t speak, didn’t need to. Here they were each other and themselves.

In her youth, she loved to dance. The soft and slow, the fast and burning, but never so intimate. Those dances were as ritual as this, but a different kind. Drawing power and connection, certainly, but in completely different worlds.

Different worlds. Was that what it is? She lived in so many. The world of the Inquisition throne. The world of the Winter Palace and The Game. The world of war room with all the choices and none of them what she wanted. The world with her companions, and each of those worlds different. Some brought together as pieces to create a world among many.

But not this world. This one was where she could be herself, where she could be with him. Let them guffaw, let them cover their mouths with their fans as they whispered. Leave them to their sad little world where they locked themselves in cages and claimed to sing freely.

Here she was as free as she was trapped. By his grip, his eyes, his smile. The promise his breathing told her. A promise of later, of a much later, and more after that. A world in waking, in sleeping, in between.

What would happen if all these worlds met? If any of them simply vanished? She let the thought pass, giving it no piece of her mind as it flitted away like a rumor.

Song: Guerrilleros 2:08

The place was as alien as any she could imagine. Too much structure, too much stone. No life, no growth, just cold and snow.

She kept her distance, observing as the Keeper had instructed. Never interact, keep away, watch and learn.

Except she couldn’t. The stone was cold under feet, and something was wrong. She felt it in the air, a wrong magic, a twisting that burrowed into her mind.

She followed it.

Song: A Book of Blood 3:49

Giggling was the first thing she learned not to do when playing this game. It gave her away, and that would mean death for her. She learned to breath just right, to keep it slow with her heart. The hunter cannot know the prey is so near.

Sprinting was the second thing she learned she must do to win this game.

Sprint when spotted, do not pause. Run as fast as you can and zig-zag, never a straight line. Some may have bows and a straight line is easier to hit.

Jumping and reaching was the third thing she learned. There are nearly always perches to grab hold, be it trees, a wall, anything. Move up, always up, and then over when you can’t go up any more. Zig zag and keep the breathing controlled.

Closing her eyes and trusting her ears was the fourth thing she learned. Her people’s eyes reflect the light, and always her people are found. Be as a cat, if you must, but do it from down low and squint to keep the eyes smaller. Better to be blind and hear instead.

Hide and Seek is never a game.

Mercedes Lullaby 1:37

She held her daughters, one in each arm, swaying back and forth. So tiny, so very tiny. Three days of labor and a pair of twin girls. It had been hard, but she refused to let go. Now, alive, she holds them and sings the song her mother gave her. They slept as swiftly as she had.

The Refuge 1:34

A tree is a good place to hide, especially in summer. The leaves obscure everything, especially when the right clothes are worn . Never too shiny, never too dull. Remain still in a way like a tree limb. Blend in so well your eyes are that of a predator.

So young and so well learned in survival. Hear the silence and up you go.

Not Human 5:53

She was an observer first. Learn the field, any battle. That’s what it was like with the Orlesians. She couldn’t even think of them as people, not with their ridiculous masks and behavior. Always thinking themselves clever and sly, but the subtlety was more blatant as a fart in a chantry. Yes, that’s what they were to her. A stink in a room she didn’t want to be in. Their whispers were loud as wind on a poorly sealed window. Creators, why couldn’t just shut up for one fucking minute? She wanted to leave as soon as she saw them, but knew she couldn’t. This a battlefield and they must never believe they have the high ground, not for one damn moment. She put on the mental armor, ready for war, armed with everything her Keeper, companions, and advisors had taught her. She left her opponents afraid, sometimes more socially wounded than they thought they could recover from, and often receiving the respect they never wanted to give in any situation where they didn’t win. Yes, it’s better this way. Watch them squirm and writhe.

The River 2:52

She lounged on a warm stone near the creek, on her belly, head resting on one arm as the other hung down far enough she could dip her fingers in the water. Birds sang, the halla grazed nearby, and she could hear her clan at work. But today was for herself, a gift from the Keeper for paying better attention during lessons.

The sun was warm on her back, as was the stone she rested on, feeling like home. It was a home she vaguely remembered, from before she was made part of this clan. What were her people called?

A Tale 1:53

In a tree overlooking a lake, she sat with the quiet of the night. The Keeper had told her this was her clan, to never ask of where she came from. Those who had come with her, from home, were now banned from speaking to her and sent to other areas of the clan. Their skin was like hers, why couldn’t she know why it was so different from who they were now?

Deep Forest 5:48

Run! That was the only thought in her mind. Humans never came so far in the Woods! This what’s their place, never was, and now they chased her. She yelled at her companions to run faster. They couldn’t fight like her, but they could run faster. Up! Go up! They leapt, just like they were taught, and up they went. Leaping from limb to limb, high as they dared. An arrow shot up at them, but missed and hit and branch. She was behind them now, and she was okay with that. The men would be a nice meal for shadow cats that lived here. She went off one tree and to the next, leaping as best to could, and caught an arrow in the calf. It hurt, Creators, it hurt! But she didn’t release the branch she caught and instead pulled herself up.

Never pull the arrow, and break it if you must. That’s what she learned from the hunters. If it went through, try removing the head first. Humans didn’t seal the tips on well. Leaning on the trunk, well above the humans and out of sight, she gritted her teeth and twisted the tip while holding the arrow. It hurt, and she saw stars, but it came off. The end was smooth, pull it out, and bind with what you have.

The humans were yelling, shooting aimlessly.

She pulled out the arrow out and pulled the bindings on her legs tighter. Would she be a shadow cat meal too?

Vals of the Maldrake 3:41

Beaches of red sand, warm sea water hitting her feet. She kicked her legs and the water sprayed. A squealing giggle came from her as the hand hold hers tightened a little. Jump, pull back, stay a little longer. They did and she splashed more.

The cliffs were back! The big hill with rocks and sand, then up and flat so high they needed rope and wood. She didn’t was so sleep, so tired. Kicking is hard work. Strong arms lift her up.

The Funeral 2:46

She watched her girls play in the hall, giggling and laughing, Iron Bull on the flooring reaching for them. It made her smile, seeing them like this. He didn’t know a thing about raising children, and had been so afraid the first time he held them. Now at almost two years old, Iron Bull is playing with them rough as he dares. The jump on him, knocking him to the ground. Limp, dead, and the girls go to investigate. She remembers feeling this, a long time ago, and hopes her daughters remember it always.

Mercedes 5:37

She had refused the bed at the Winter Palace. All the running around, finding every passage, every hidden door, she couldn’t feel safe enough to close her eyes. Thankfully her advisors agreed it was too dangerous. At an inn now, with Solas beside her, she was still on edge. Was this place filled with hidden ways? Were the walls hollow? It made her skin crawl, thinking someone could watch them, come in while they rested, and kill them. She felt safer in the damn bog than she did here.

Was that a footstep? Yes, but outside the door and down the hall. Creators, she was not going to sleep. Solas shifted, pulling her closer to him. He wasn’t asleep, eyes open and aware. No assurance he gave her helped her relax, not a damn word. She got plenty in herself, stating how ridiculous this is, but she couldn’t shake off the feeling they were watched.

Then the sun was up, Solas holding her and keeping her safe.

Pan & the Full Moon 5:07

Sleeping was different now. It took only one attempt and she had crossed into the waking world of the Fade, shocking Solas and setting off a new path she hadn’t expected. It was motivation beyond necessary to learn this skill. How much could she learn in these dreams? The Redcliffs were what she didn’t want to learn, but she knew it was necessary. Know the history was what her Keeper taught her. Solas guided her when she stumbled. Here were her people, the memory of them, ghosts. Then it was the building of the castle and village. There was hope, and she saw it was made of a little boy. The hope became pain and was gone, replaced by betrayal in the shape of a woman. Solas had told her all stories have many sides, she learned all the sides. The little boy, she knew his name and what it meant to many people. The woman reeked of betrayal and fear, of losing what she loved. Then it got ugly. Creators, how could this happen? Keep your own emotions under control or you’ll change the narrative. Watch. So, she did.

Ofelia 2:20

The flowers on the cliffs were bright orange and full of warm. She plucked a few with the long stems and gathered more as she walked on the wood and rope way. Never take too many; they must be able to return. A thick bouquet of orange was growing in her hands, and when she was satisfied, she sat on the landing with hammock and table. It had taken practice, but now she could make a good crown of sunset.

A Princess 4:02

She held her head high when they could see her. Especially on the throne. A casual position had become difficult in recent months, with her belly swelling like it was. She felt the kick when she set her hands on it.

The humans from Denerim had arrived today, dignitaries and bureaucrats. At least they were visibly honest. They weren’t even a little bothered by the pregnancy, unlike the Orlesians who implied she was a whore who had better learn to be careful. These humans brought a small trunk with gifts. Blankets of soft warm wool, a mobile to hang over the basinet, some wood toys and soft dolls. It was a formality, but it was honest.

Pan’s Labyrinth Lullaby 1:52

She hummed the song to Cullen several times, to comfort him when he didn’t suspect. He was a good human, a good man, with a past he couldn’t forgive himself for. The addiction didn’t help. So, she gave him a song.

Then she needed comfort and he gave it to her by violin. Her mother’s song made solid for her.

#dragon age fanfiction #fanfiction #dragon age #Solavellan #fluff #hurt #pregnancy #betrayal #childhood #children #flashbacks #this is SFW unless you think you may cry because angst and hurt #please forgive the punctuation. I copied it from my AO3 and it did this weird spacing thing so I had to fix that #you can read this on my AO3 #chaosfay writes #you have my permission to make fanart and fanfiction but credit me and tag me

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imagineurfavs · 5 years ago

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Things I associate with IN2IT

this is purely a selfish post lol it wasnt requested but i just wanna write about my babies lol. There’s literally nothing about in2it on this website and these type of posts are some of my favourite things to read about groups, I just find them so wholesome and soft so... here’s what they remind me of lol. (also i am including sunghyun in this even though he’s no longer part of the group, i felt weird leaving him out lol, i wanted to include jinsub too but i never got know him that well)

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Jiahn: flowing hair, strong winds, mountain tops, air jordans, silhouette photos, street food, black and grey traditional tattoos, vinyl records, arcades, b-boying, underground clubs, taking shots, sour candy, dress shirts with rolled up sleeves, secret rendezvous.

Yeontae: drama osts, fresh linen scented candles, sunflowers, fine silver jewellery, excitable puppies, pillow forts, footsteps on marble flooring, the first snow of the year, fairy lights, being able to see your breath on a cold day, the feeling of seeing a friend again after a long time, pinky promises, black and white movies, finding a flour leaf clover, getting caught in the rain.

Inho: whistle notes, balenciaga triple s shoes, septum piercings, karaoke rooms, deep conversations at night, flashmobs, sea glass, 11:11 wishes, arcades, pressing flowers inside books, jumping in puddles, spiral staircases, amethyst crystals, sneaking out at night, people watching.

Hyunuk: lecture halls, old books, crackling bonfires, sleeping in, oversized hoodies, riddles, creaking old floorboards, travelling alone, exposed brick walls, orange autumn leaves, whispered private conversations, chunky knitted jumpers, kissing at the top of a ferris wheel, wandering through the forest, holding someones face in your hands.

Isaac: Thai mango sticky rice, sailor moon, toothy smiles, christmas music, cherry blossoms, early morning walks, skipping stones on a lake, balloon animals, strawberry ice cream, movies so bad they’re good, toasting marshmallows, cold lemonade on a hot day, birds chirping with the sunrise, acing a test, matching clothes with someone.

Inpyo: nightclubs, Beyonce, nude lipstick, puffer jackets, neon lights, laughing till you cry, smokey eyeshadow, the sunrise peaking through curtains, surprise parties, bubble baths, champagne, a deep royal purple colour, seeing shapes in the clouds, fireworks, tarot cards.

Sunghyun: back hugs, messy hair, expensive cologne, polaroid photos, eye smiles, ripped jeans, fireflies, sounds of a city in the rain, sleepy morning voices, 2010′s pop punk music, hot cocoa with marshmallows, aquariums, old school nintendo games, running hand in hand with someone, fiery sunsets.

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(Also....STAN IN2IT LOL. Theyre one of the most slept on groups i know tbh, despite having one of the most solid discographies imo. Here’s the link to their most recent comeback lol, give it a listen, honestly you wont regret it...)

#in2it #boys 24 #in2it reactions #in2it scenarios #in2it imagine #kpop scenarios #kpop imagines #kpop reaction

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latin-dr-robotnik · 5 years ago

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20 Questions Meme

Thanks for tagging me, @isakthedragon ! I never did something like this, so here goes a big revealing dump of info about me :P

Name: Sebastian

Nicknames: my ex used to call me "Sebin", does that count? (lol jk) Close friends call me "Sebi", and people that disagree with my political views call me "pendejo de mierda", sooooo...

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Height: 175cm, at least last time I checked.

Languages: Spanish (native), English (self-taught by vidyagames), and I kinda know a thing or two about Portuguese.

Nationality: Argentinian

Favorite Season: Spring (the only decent season here)

Favorite Flower: I'm more of a tree guy honestly. I have a lovely Ficus Benjamina tree at home that is such a beautyyyy <3

Favorite Scent: Pizza. Although I like the scent coming from all types of bread (I have my Spanish ancestors' anarchist baker DNA), there's nothing that can beat a good old pizza.

Favorite Color: Currently I do love Purple a lot (just look at my blog's design), but I've always been a Green lover.

Favorite Animal: Dogs, yup.

Favorite Fictional Character: Well, this blog is called Latin Dr. Robotnik, right? Apart from the obvious Sonic characters that I fanboy (Sonic, Eggy, Amy, Knux and Vector, just to name a few), I do love Arnold (from Hey, Arnold! He's always my mood), Theo (Celeste) and Azula (ATLA, childhood crush alongside Katara, ngl).

Coffee, tea, or hot chocolate: I'm a big chocolate fan, but I have to admit that I do drink a lot more of coffee, that's the student life.

Average Sleep Hours: 8-9 hours (sometimes 6 when I have lots of stuff to do, and up to 12 during summer and winter break)

Dog or Cat person: I have both on the house, but fucking hell, a couple of weeks ago the cat pissed on my fucking potatoes bag just when I was about to cook a Spanish tortilla. This is not a SA2 Fandub reference by the way, I'm still rather upset.

Number of Blankets Slept With: what kind of question is that? lmao. Currently, during the hottest days of summer, I rip every blanket off the bed, and sometimes that isn't enough.

Dream Trip: I'd love to do a West Europe tour, you know, France, Italy, UK... and I have my cousin living in Barcelona, so the dream might actually come true some day. But first I have plans to visit Peru and Mexico.

Blog Established: 2018.

Followers: 122, and I love each and every single one of you <3 (except the bots, gtfo)

Random Fact: I do Simpsons references ALL. THE. TIME. It's a regional thing, seeing how much Latin Americans love the show. On my IRL friends group, if you don't speak in Simpsons references, chances are you'll be isolated from the conversation.

Bonus fact: I'm the type of guy that loves sharing knowledge and specially music with everyone. Want a Sonic track? Here's one for ya! Want a videogame track? I'm a big fan of this game, and the remastered OST is orgasmic. Want a rock-pop song from my country? Try this song (I went to their live show in November and my mind was simply blown away when they played that song)

Now the hard part, I don't know who I want to tag, and I don't want them to feel forced to do it, but I'd like to see @waywardcollectionchai and @yvanixrose try it. You are free to decline, and everyone else can do it on their own without being tagged, so, much love to y'all <3

#ask meme #latin dr robotnik stuff #so now you know a lot about me #more than i would normally like #but what the hell this is a fun experience

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bitter-sweet-coffee · 2 years ago

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Answer whichever ones you think would have the most interesting answers for Adam. 😈

*inhales* IT IS TIME FOR ME TO ANSWER THIS! i’m going to skip the irrelevant ones, and some of the boring stuff too (i kept the rest because it’s useful even if my response isn’t insightful lol)

1. Are they happy with their body?

yeah! he’s not like, super show-offy about it, but adam likes himself. he works hard (swims to work aka prison island every day, plus he works out like 3-5 times just for fun or to wake up/sleep) so even though he eats like shit, he likes exercising! buff bird likes working out but doesn’t care for health or looks or about how people see him (but he is quite flattered and awkward when receiving compliments)

2. Do they have any secret piercings or tattoos?

nope, he’s not allowed tattoos because he’s not an official rogue aka firstborn. he’s not afraid of piercings, he just doesn’t want to have to be responsible for or committed to them 🥴

3. Do they collect anything?

if he finds random shit on his swim to work, sure! the occasional deep diving and beach walking will result in some trinkets, which he has a habit of collecting for a certain jackdaw with a hoarder habit

4. What is their favorite music genre?

adam is the type of guy who exclusively listens to video game soundtracks. this REALLY bothers storm but at least he can appreciate a good OST!

5. What music genre, if any, do they hate the most?

it’s not hatred, but adam is absolutely CLUELESS about music. doesn’t know shit about it. thinks it all sounds the same (but not in a dismissive way, he’s just genuinely convinced all music regardless of genre is the same song)

6. What is their phone background/lock screen?

literally just the default because he can’t pick one 💀

7. What is their shoe size?

not sure what the mobian scale is, but he’s a large guy in height and build so like. dude needs human shoes that are on the larger end of things

9. Do they have a favorite professional sport?

hockey (i am projecting) he just likes sports with big people in cold temperatures! but he’d never play dude can’t skate for shit (his entire family and bloodline is cursed with being super clumsy)

10. How do they decorate their living space?

basically not at all lol. basic ikea furniture and thrifted items for some flavour/if they were a good deal

11. Are they messy, or do they clean up?

he’s not messy like the stereotypical bachelor in his 20’s vibes, but he’s not super clean either. like, there will be occasional clutter or a lack of decoration and supplies that feels incomplete

12. What’s their preferred sleeping position?

he loafs,,, somehow. despite being a large fucking albatross

15. Can they cook? What’s their favorite thing to make?

a strong no! his favourite meal is lunchables with dino nuggies and smiley fries. a side of caprisun and cosmic brownies for dessert. you know someone like him.

16. What food do they hate eating?

swiss chard

17. Do they have any allergies?

probably caffeine but that doesn’t stop him

18. What was their worst injury?

he got stabbed a couple times! also fell off a tall building. also a boat smashed into him. oh and he almost got blown to bits when his work exploded, but he slept through his alarm that day and thankfully missed out. (no one knows how adam is alive)

19. What movie is most likely to make them cry?

(projecting) the live action adaptation of speed racer (2008)

21. Can they dance? Do they like to?

no and no

26. Do they wear perfume/cologne? What is their favorite scent?

he doesn’t wear cologne, but he LOVES the smell of blueberries

28. What sound do they hate the most?

SOMEONE practicing cello at 4 AM (cough cough storm)

29. What video game would appeal to them the best?

he plays literally anything and everything, but i recently got reattached to what remains of edith finch (GO PLAY IT IF YOU HAVENT IT’S AN ARTFORM IN ITSELF) which is probably a game he’d adore and treasure immensely

30. How would they relax on a day off/rainy day?

video games :)

31. Are they combative? What is their fighting style?

not really, but his fighting style if you push him to that extent? let’s call it lethal. dude can probably lift the chaotix’s detectivr agency so long as someone can balance the weight on the other side (it’s awkward to carry a house by yourself)

32. Would they be the one to start an argument?

NEVER. he is very gentle and non-combative (aka angel)

35. What do they do if they can’t fall asleep?

video games :)

36. Do they wear makeup regularly? If they don’t, would they consider wearing any?

adam has permanent eyeliner and looks absolutely stunning. however, this is because he is an albatross and not because he knows how makeup works. it would be a bit redundant since his face already looks like makeup, but he wouldn’t mind if someone tried out a look on him

37. Do they prefer to be really cold or really warm?

neither hehe he likes neutral cold or neutral warm. but he does have. a high tolerance so it’s honestly the same thing!

39. Can they drive? What vehicles are they licensed to operate?

DO NOT. TRUST ADAM. WITH MACHINES. UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES.

40. Do they believe in true love? Have they experienced it?

he didn’t believe in it mainly out of disinterest, but one might argue he found it with a certain bug lady ;)

41. Are they married? Do they want to be?

well, idk. that’s up to you, @authorleaandres

42. If they have siblings, do they like any of them? Would they rather be an only child?

adam has an older sibling! i can’t say much about them because ✨bsc lore spoilers✨ but he likes them a lot! they’re him but better in every single way which he is very happy with because adam doesn’t like attention.

43. What do they think is their worst quality? What is their actual worst quality?

he thinks he’s boring (he isn’t). i think he is TOO. PASSIVE. like he’s not a pushover, but i wish he would get angry more!!!

44. Do they lie often? Are they good at it?

no because he sucks at it lol

45. Are they good at keeping secrets?

again, absolutely not

46. How do others see them? How accurate is it to how they really are?

good question! he’s a lovable brother-father figure to everyone he ended up housing (every bird ever and fiona at one point) but at the same time, he’s quite intimidating when you don’t know him. so most people are scared at first and quickly realize they’re wrong and are dealing with a himbo

47. What kind of first impression do they usually make?

scary and sketchy. but no he’s actually a total loser and we love him :)

48. What are they most afraid of?

anything happening to his son and extended child-role circle. also older women usually but that is a looooooooong story!

49. Would they ever kill anybody?

yeah. in the right circumstances

50. Do they have original characters of their own?

i mean, he would probably partake in DND and other similar games (rpgs with fantasy elements) but i haven’t done that for him yet 🥲 i am open to suggestions though!

#bsc ocs #lea enabling me

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im-just-here-for-the-drama · 7 years ago

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My 2017 Most Hated and Favorite Dramas

2017 wasn’t the best drama year for me at the beginning. After Goblin finished, every drama was just not doing it for me. In February, I decided to take a break from dramas and I didn’t watch a single drama (not any Asian drama period), for two months, but I can’t help myself and I finally went back to dramaland and for this year my tally is:

Dramas completed: 43

Dramas re-watched: 10

Dramas dropped:31

Highest rating given: 9

Lowest rating given: 2

The Dramas I Hated

Missing 9

This show started off with an interesting premise. Bunch of people stranded on an island. There should be mystery and intrigue, people possibly killing each other or whatever. It started off petty well. The show did have mystery and intrigue, but it didn’t really deliver. The show started going downhill after a certain point and I honestly don’t even remember what it was that made this show go downhill, I just remember that it did, and I stopped enjoying anything that happened. I do remember the character’s seeming pretty dumb when it came to handling the villain and don’t even get me started on the villain or that wtf ending.

The Liar and His Lover

I only watched this because a lot of people said it was better than it looked. It really wasn’t. The acting wasn’t good, the story wasn’t all that great and I could bring myself to care about any of the characters problems.I did like that almost kiss in the phone booth though. It was incredibly sexy. it’s a shame this was a different drama where that kind of chemistry could have continued.

Suspicious Partner

I can’t believe I actually watched this entire show. The only thing I liked about it was that Breathing Your Love song. I watched this from beginning to end and every episode was so painfully boring. There were a few minutes where I was interested, but then ultimately I got bored again. If I had been watching this on my own, I probably wouldn’t have watched past the first few episodes.

Hit the Top/The Best Hit

As much as I loved Enrique from Flower Boy Next Door, I could not get myself to like Hyun Jae, even though he was a similar character. He was far too childish and annoying to me. I’m one of those people who just couldn’t get past Hyun Jae and Woo Seung together. When Hyun Jae went to the future and found out Ji Hoon was his son, all I wanted was for the show to play with that and forge some type of bond between Ji Hoon and Hyun Jae, but nooo, show instead wants to focus on the love story between father and his son’ s crush. I couldn’t root for Hyun Jae at all. Sure Ji Hoon technically wasn’t his son, but he didn’t know that at first and still never tried to form a relationship with him. And to make things worse, once the show really started focusing on the romance, everything else was pushed to the side. I wanted to see Ji Hoon rap again and see a little more of his path with Drill trying to make it in the industry. I wanted to see where Woo Seung was planning on taking her career. Grandpa and Mal Sook were the best part of this show and they were ditched at the end too.

Reunited Worlds

I love Yeo Jin Goo and I love noona romances, so of course I was going to watch this show. It wasn’t good unfortunately. Aside from it not being all that engaging, the show just didn’t work. The acting was off (even Jin Goo’s acting wasn’t his best), the chemistry was off, and every time the three leads were on screen together, whether it was Hae Sung and Jung Won, Jung Won and Min Joon, Min Joon and Hae Sung, or all three of them together, I always felt this awkward vibe between them. The age gap between Lee Yeon Hee, Ahn Jae Hyun, Yeo Jin Goo was far too noticable. Jin Goo is a teenager and was a teenager in the show and you could feel the gap between them when they shared scenes. There was always just this offness between them as if none of them were particularly comfortable in playing these roles opposite each other where they were all supposed to be on the same level, but clearly weren’t.

Strong Woman Do Bong Soon

Supposedly one of the best dramas of the year, but it’s sexist, homophobic, offensive for multiple other reasons, and just plain boring.

Favorites

The Boy Next Door/Some Guy

From the studio that brought us Lily Fever comes The Boy Next Door. I wasn’t going to watch this because I really ain’t here for the queerbait at this point, but I caved and watched it anyway, because I’ll take a good bromance since it’s as close to the gay as I’m gonna get. It was a funny, short, and a fairly enjoyable web drama.

Fight My Way

I loved this slice of life drama. Loved the characters and that there were two couple here going through two different stages in their relationships. It was funny and relatable in multiple aspects. There were a few missteps in the show ( Dong Man and Ae Ra’s skirt, Ae Ra’s father beating Dong Man which was clearly supposed to be funny, and I could have really used a little more plot about Ae Ra and her career). It wasn’t the best drama I’ve ever seen, but it was warm and comfortable. A very pleasant show to watch and that’s a good thing. Seol Hee was a stand out character for me.

The Guardians/Lookout

Badass female lead, a great antihero, Kim Seul Gi, Key, hottie priest, and a good ost wrapped up in one show? What’s not to like? Sure the characters did a few illogical things throughout the show, but I enjoyed the ride. Kim Young Kwang really proved himself here.

Because this is Our First Life

When I first heard about this show, I didn’t particularly think it was going to be good. Then I heard a million good things about it, so of course I had to check it out. Six episodes in, and I was not impressed. It was okay, watchable, but nothing to write home about. I watched more anyway, and then I don’t know what happened, but it really started clicking for me. The show was funny and honest with interesting conversations and interesting characters, and just when I thought something would be extremely cliche, things would go in a different direction. I didn’t particularly care about Wo Rang and Ho Seok and I didn’t really like the last episodes arc with Ji Ho leaving and not telling Se Hee of her obvious plans to return, but overall this was definitely one of the best dramas of the year.

Go Back Couple

This drama wasn’t even remotely on my radar. The plot didn’t sound all that intriguing on paper, but I needed something to watch one day, and this was one of the new shows that had aired. I swear people completely slept on this show. I can’t even particularly remember why I loved it so much, but it was funny and cute. I loved Jin Joo and her group of friends, the likable love rivals, the gender role reversal in the second couple (also a likable aspect in BTLIOF), and of course the emotional highs and lows involving Jin Joo and her mother and of course Seo Jin. I wasn’t fond of Ban Do at the beginning, but I knew the show was going to show us his turn around and show us that he was actually worthy of Jin Joo and they didn’t disappoint. Jang Na Ra was also really good in this role. I knew she was a good actor, but she never really impressed me before, but her scenes were so good here I had to put her on my favorite actors list. This one was my favorite drama of the year.

Honorable Mentions (These shows aren’t over yet, but they deserve to be on my favorites list..for now.)

Wise Prison Life/ Prison Playbook

Another show where I can’t really pinpoint why I like it so much. It’s slow and the episode run time is ridiculous, but it’s so good. I’m not up to date with this solely because I don’t want to run out of subbed episodes to watch. It’s great watching Je Hyuk navigate prison life and I love that we get the other prisoners stories. The show really helps to humanize them all and show that everyone may not be exactly what they seem at first. I really hope this show stays good as it continues into the next year.

Money Flower

Another show I think isn’t getting as much credit as it deserves. I really wasn’t going to watch this because it sounded like your typical cliche revenge melo. It’s definitely makjang and melo, but that’s never a bad thing when it’s done right, and this one’s done right. The characters are intriguing and morally corrupt, even the main lead Pil Joo is slightly gray. The relationships between the characters are interesting too. Pil Joo and Boo Cheon seem to have this type of love-hate relationship, where Pil Joo’s love may or may not be fake. I love the sexual tension between Pil Joo and Mal Ran where Mal Ran seems to be attracted to Pil Joo even though she clearly doesn’t trust him completely, and Pil Joo certainly uses that attraction to his advantage. I’d really love to see this twisted relationship play out. Can I have another drama based on this relationship please? Mo Hyun wasn’t that interesting of character at the start. She seemed like more of a love interest and a pawn in this game more than anything else, but given the most recent episodes, she’s stepping up to the plate, and I’m really excited to where this is going.

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almondbiscotti · 4 years ago

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To Being Brave

It’s an extremely rainy start to 2021!

And it’s been a pretty good start. :) I woke to awesome sleeping weather so I turned over and slept some more. When I finally got out of bed, the weighing machine told me I had lost some weight!

And now I’ve got coffee, the Sweet Home OST playing and Neil Gaiman on my Kindle. Life is good. :)

I’ve been seeing an abundance of Farewell 2020, Welcome 2021 posts on Facebook and Instagram. (Older folk on Facebook, younger friends on Instagram.) And honestly, every post is kind of the same. Talks about how 2020 was challenging, many lessons learnt, things to be grateful for, and looking forward to 2021. It makes me wonder how similar everyone’s experiences have been, how we all live in exactly the same world, the same year, the same experiences. But we’re all so different?

Anyway, my 2020 was... less. I don’t know how to explain this very well but I shall try. I feel like I became lesser in 2020, felt lesser, days bled into another and I am not very sure who I am anymore. I’m not very sure if it’s a result of the year being so strange or me just slowly realising I wish to be more than what I am right now.

There are things I’m very happy with and so very thankful for in my life still. Thankful for Dan, thankful for my friendships, thankful for all the Love I’m surrounded by. Thankful for good conversations, thankful for the writing I managed to do this year. But more and more, I feel like I’m on the cusp of something bigger. And I need some courage to push myself over.

But if you know me, you’d know I’m very risk adverse. I like safe, I like certainty of success, I like to win. I don’t play games I’m not sure I will win. Which is actually quite a shitty character trait tbh.

So this is my resolution? Goal? For 2021. To Be Brave. To do things I won’t normally do. To be okay with possibly not succeeding. To write more. To share what I write more.

Be Brave, Be Brave, Be Brave. I pray only for courage this year. May 2021 find me braver, stronger and more me.

Happiest New Year everyone! May your 2021 be your best one yet!

#nessapersonal #bye2020 #BEBRAVE

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dreamescapeswriting · 2 years ago

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I slept good!! don't you worry, I typically come online and check everything not too long as well. You succeeded witht that, and made me fustrated with how jin acted in the oneshot. I have definately heard of KallMeKevin but I dont think i've seen any of his videos(I might have I just dont remember) I loved his playthrough as well, and I remember being fustrated when he first found the hole that he didnt continue going down it and did the ending a few vids after as that's like my favorite ending in the game as its so funky. I really enjoyed it overall. I have to really agree with that one, the actor did an amazing job. And I have heard that gwi-nam keeps coming back no matter how many times hes pushed off a building. I really like villains in stories as well, like you can guarantee i'm gonna favorite a villain especially if they're good looking. Thank you thank you, good luck in whatever you're planning to have a career in as well! History was my top subject in school, I didnt really click with it until middle school in 7th grade as I had a teacher who made it really fun for me, like one of the activities we did was lay down under our desks with a white cardboard taped onto the bottom of our desks and we painted whatever we wanted there, the goal was to feel like we were painting like michealangelo when he painted the roof of a church(forgot the church's name) i had so fun with it, and it was during a time where I was obsessed with Yu-Gi-Oh so i pretty much painted something related to the show. Honestly, teachers make or break subjects for me. I could be in math but if my teacher is good i'd enjoy it but if i have a teacher i dont like everything is miserable. They areee! I love OST's (quite addicted to side by side from sweet home) I have to admit I havent listened to seungmin's ost yet but ill try to listen to it soon. The OST I was talking about is named I'll Be There and its performed by Shownu of Monsta X, its just a sweet and soothing song, it calms my heart :)) I see you changed your profile pic?? correct me if im wrong but is that courtney from total drama island??? (I havent seen it since elementary school so i may be wrong) Ohh question!! What other groups besides skz and bts do you like? if there are any ofc.

Awwhhh! I'm happy you slept well my love!!! Ahhhh yassss! I hated Jin in the story haha

I mostly watch Kevin for his Sims 4 content as it never fails to make me laugh hahaha I think the stanley game was so so good! But I don't think I would ever play it personally thats why I prefer watching others haha

We all love a villain!!! Honestly, I had a Villain in a book I love and I will scream from the rooftops if he does not get a happy ending at some point T-T as evil as he is, he deserves ahappy ending hahaha

Awh thanks love! I'm hoping to work in a book store or own my own! Which I think would be awesome! I want to be an author but I don't think I'd have the right skills for it. Oh my gosh your history teacher sounds wonderful T-T We got to bake with rations for ours, we used the rations they had in world war 2 and it was actually super informative.

Side by Side OST Is amazing! When the drama dropped I instantly found every song that was played within sweet home because I loved every moment of it! Oo! I'll check that one out thanks!

I'm going to be honest 🤡✋ I have no idea who it is! I typed in "Brunette pfp" on pinterest and she came up T-T

I listen to a lot of different groups and solo artists. My mains though are bts, skz, twice, itzy, day6, aespa, blackpink, mamamoo and a few others ahaha. But I'll listen to everyone. I have lots of txt and monsta x on my liked playlist because I love listening to lots

#m answered #lovely anon

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holycow99 · 3 years ago

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石田お寿司 18/9/21 stream summary Part 1

This is not the full translation of the stream. I only translated the parts I could understand & interpret or parts I found interesting/important. I’m still a beginner in Japanese, so the translations may not be accurate. If you want to repost, please repost at your own risk.

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(t/n: ** = translation may not be accurate, SY= Y****, TS= S******)

1. According to his memo, he woke up at 1.30 am that day. He started recording his daily activities, e.g. what time he woke up and what he did.

2. He got too excited and did 100 pages of draft.

3. He’d forget his goals if he didn’t say it out loud. His goal was to draw 72 pages. Since chp 8 was already 20-something pages, so he only had around 50 pages left. Then, he could release another 2 chapters. He planned to probably release both chapters on 26th sep, but it’s impossible since he had only 6 days to finish them.

4. There are 2 fans he saw had the name Take Hirako (TG’s character) as their usernames and he’s amazed of the character’s popularity. He’d never seen fans using other characters’ names.

5. Someone asked if KotaRAW was named after Take Hirako’s dog and he replied maybe since they both had the same name.

6. He actually didn’t want to play Hitman on the last stream. He just wanted to leisurely chat with the fans. He kept on looking at the comments while playing.

7. Someone asked about the 30,000 subscribers commemoration and he suggested karaoke streaming.

8. He jokingly asked people to fill his wallet with money by buying JJ OST’s album that was released on that day.

9. He’s gonna start eating fan letters bit by bit.

10. There were karaoke versions of JJ songs included in JJ ost album and Ishida didn’t know about it. He said he was probably informed by the staff about that but he didn’t pay attention to it. He was surprised when he got to know about it.

11. He continued that Broccoli might’ve not told him since they turned his illustrations into goods without his permission.

12. Someone asked if he’d get any money from the karaoke. He heard that the fee was around 1 yen per play, but the money probably would go to Mr. Kosemura as well. (t/n: Kosemura Akira is JJ’s composer.)

13. Someone asked him if he’s watched midnight summer. He said he’s watched it. Later in the stream, he googled to see if there’s a movie called Midnight Summer. It turned out OP miswrote the tittle. It’s supposed to be Midsommar.

14. He wondered why people like to ask him or other streamers if they’ve watched this or that. If he said he didn’t watch them, people would keep asking him every single stream, just like with the Tower of God. (t/n: There’s a fan who used to ask him if he’s watched Tower of God every stream.)

15. Someone commented that they probably interested to know if Ishida watch the same thing as them. Ishida replied by saying it didn’t really matter whether he’s watched it or not. Rather than asking him that kind of question, he’d like people to write their reviews about the movies/series. Tell him the greatness of Tower of God.

16. Ishida checked on one of his former staffs’ manga that’s currently on Tonari Young Jump. It’s something with library in the title. There was a lewd scene between the MC and one of the female characters, but the MC was expressionless throughout the scene. He thought that the MC should be wilder while he’s at it. (t/n: I tried to search for the manga title, but couldn’t find it. If anyone knows, feel free to share it in the comment.)

17. Apart from drawing 100 pages of draft, he did the colouring for magazine as well.

18. SY asked him about the typhoon & he didn’t notice it, so someone asked him if he purposely ignored SY’s question. He later told SY that he was bashing the boy for leaving the stream while he’s giving advice on the last stream.

*Ishida started playing Made in Wario.

19. He felt scared when people wishing him to be healthy or to live a long life since he felt like it was foreshadowing him falling ill.

20. Ishida passed the stages in the game easily, so he felt the game was too easy for him. He wanted to play games where he could die and retry multiple times.

21. Someone commented that Hanae Natsuki also did a playthrough of this game. He said he should’ve watched Hanae’s playthrough first before playing the game to know what kind of game it was. He also mentioned that he watched Hanae’s PUBG’s playthrough and Hanae died a lot times in the game.

22. Someone said that Hanae died in this game as well and Ishida said that Hanae wasn’t much of a gamer then.

23. He was drinking the same sake as the last stream, a honey-flavoured sake.

24. He said he might not be cut out for game streaming. This game would be fun if he were to play it before sleeping, but not at the moment. He played this game because he wanted to experience playing it for the first time with the viewers, but he’s had enough of it already. He wanted to play games where he could go crazy & be noisy.

*Ishida getting confused about what’s going on in the game and what he’s supposed to do.

25. He wanted to play games leisurely, but the game made him panic. If it was Hitman, he could play it in a relaxed manner since it was light. He mentioned that Resident Evil Village was a great game.

26. He’s gonna watch Hanae’s playthrough of the game later.

27. Someone commented that Hanae is noisy. He replied saying that Hanae did that to entertain the viewers. Besides, with Hanae’s voice, it’s nice listening to him talking. The way seiyuus scream was on another level.

28. There were two loli characters in the game. People asked him if he hated kids, and he said he really liked them.

*One of the villains used hypnotism on animals to attack people.

29. He said he couldn’t forgive people who do bad things to animals. The villain was coward for using those sinless animals to do his dirty works. Hearing this, people in the comment was like “sensei is angry.” He kept on saying how he didn’t like it and how pitiful the animals were. He’s gonna write a complaint to Nintendo.

30. He’s not keeping any pets at the moment. He couldn’t even take care of himself.

31. Ishida really liked the one of the loli characters and he confirmed himself to be a lolicon.

32. He goes to the gym now and then.

33. He used to go to a rock climbing place with his staffs in Shinjuku. Goubaru was really sick at that time, so he slept on a chair there. Then, Goubaru got moody when he teased him. He got sick from eating tempura in a nearby restaurant.

34. Ishida fanboying over a character name Ashley.

35. TS liked also liked Ashley & Ishida was disappointed in him, thinking he was different.

36. Someone asked how old is TS. Ishida told that person that TS wasn’t gonna answer it. Instead, he’d return the question back at them. He’d use the phrase “On the contrary”.

37. He said he has a bias view against men who like female characters like Ashley because she’s too moe, though he understood why people like her since she’s cute. It turned out Hanae also liked this character. He ended up fanboying over Ashley as well.

38. He went to the toilet for a while and people were guessing what kind of flowers did he pick this time. Last time it was dandelion, so they guessed flowers such as daisy, lavender, etc. When Ishida came back, he told them it was pansy. He mentioned that there was a grand prize, which was just an acrylic keychain, for the person who could guess it right. Unfortunately, no one did.

(t/n: The term Ishida uses whenever he goes to the toilet is “Ohanatsumi” which literally means ‘flower picking’. This term is used usually by female whenever they’re going to the toilet. That’s why people were guessing what flower did he pick this time.)

39. He’s drinking makgeolli after he just had a sake.

40. He wanted to have a drinking meeting with 500 ppl.

41. Someone thought that his idea of eating letters was just him being drunk, but he’s just hyper because he’s taking a proper break from work. He truly intended to eat the fan letters. He wasn’t drunk. He was like that even before he drank.

Part 2

#ishida sui #tokyo ghoul #jack jeanne #chojin x #choujin x #ishida sushi stream summary

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