#<- target audience and endgame ship

[quintessenceofdust88]

fuck it friday

(I STILL HAVE HALF AN HOUR OF FRIDAY OK SO I'M TECHNICALLY ON TIME) I was tagged by my darling @laundryandtaxesworld for this. Love you, Via! ♥ I've been working a bit on all of my fanfics the last few days, and I think I might get the groove of writing constantly again, so here's hoping hehe. For today, I'm bringing you the final part of ch. 1 of my fanfic Trail of Lies , so I hope you enjoy it! ♥ (USUAL WARNING FOR TRAIL OF LIES: THIS FANFIC CONTAINS BUDDIE, BUT IT IS BUCKTOMMY ENDGAME. IT STARTS OFF AS BUDDIE, BUT IT’S NOT REALLY BUDDIE-FRIENDLY NOR PARTICULARLY EDDIE-FRIENDLY. Therefore, I didn’t want to tag it as Buddie, because I know how annoying it can be to have ‘anti’ fics in your ship’s tag. If that’s sth that bothers you - either the Buddie content or the fact it’s not really a good depiction of their relationship - please feel free to skip this one, I absolutely understand)

The restaurant Eddie’s chosen is cozy and quiet, with exposed brick walls and dim lighting, a far cry from the usual burger joints where they go together on the rare occasions they go out. Buck understands the gesture for what it is, and he feels incredibly touched, and kind of bad for the doubts he shared with Bobby. It’s clear Eddie was just having a bad day, and it was unfair of Buck to question his excitement for their family because of it. 

Their meal is delicious, and so is the wine. They start the evening with small talk, and it’s fluid and smooth like it always is with them. He and Eddie were best friends before anything else, and Buck values that aspect of their relationship so much. Even though he’s aching to broach up the topic that’s been on his mind for the last few days, he waits. He wants Eddie to bring it up. 

“So, angel,” Eddie says eventually, putting down his wine glass and smiling at him, that smile that sweeps Buck off his feet. “Tell me what you found out about surrogates? Do you think it’s gonna work for us?”

Buck finds himself beaming widely at Eddie’s question. ‘For us’. That’s all he’s ever wanted, for the baby to be their plan. 

“Yeah, babe, I think it will” Buck says, and doesn’t stop himself from talking this time. 

He goes on a rant about all the options he found online and about how California law works for surrogacy cases. And while usually Eddie indulges Buck in his rants, listening and nodding at the appropriate times, now he’s engaged, he’s asking questions, he’s planning with him, and Buck’s heart feels full. “Before we go on about our surrogacy options, babe, shouldn’t we decide who’s going to be the biological father?” Eddie asks, taking a sip of his wine. “I mean… I have Chris, so if you want to do it, I totally understand”

“Actually, about that, there’s this thing they do at the fertility clinic where they mix up our materials”, Buck explains excitedly, kinda wishing he had his tablet there to show Eddie everything he has saved. “I… I kinda like the idea of watching our baby grow up and not knowing to which one of us he’s biologically related.”

Eddie gives him a beautiful smile at that, squeezing his hand once more. That’s the farthest he goes when it comes to public displays of affection, so to Buck it feels almost like a passionate kiss (or he wants it to, anyway). 

“Yeah, angel, I kinda like that idea too.” He declares. “Well, I guess that leaves us to decide the surrogate matter. I gotta be honest, Buck, I’m not sure about the whole agency thing. Feels kinda…”

“Impersonal?” Buck completes, and Eddie nods, to his relief. “Yeah, I thought so too. I really like the idea of it being someone we know, but I’m not sure who to ask”

Buck has given the matter a lot of thought in the last few days, his mind going through the women he knows and to whom he’d feel comfortable asking something like that. His first instinct, as most things in his life, would be asking Maddie, and he knows his sister would say yes. But Buck can’t do that to her, not when she had such a difficult time after Jee-Yun’s pregnancy. His niece is one year old and only now Maddie seems to be recovering, and Buck can’t risk doing that to her; can’t risk being the reason why she finds herself in that place again, and especially for a baby she won’t even keep.

And with Maddie out of the equation, Buck is at a loss. He would never ask Hen, he knows she has no interest in being pregnant, and he knows all about Karen’s struggles and how that is a sensitive subject for her. He had briefly thought about May, but she’s way too young and has far too much going on in her life for a pregnancy to uproot it. 

He relays all of those thoughts to Eddie, who listens intently, and then goes silent for a while. Buck goes silent himself, his mind frantically trying to figure out if he let anyone out, when Eddie talks. 

“I think I might know someone. We… we work together at the store, and we get along. I think she might be willing. It… It could be an option” He says, and Buck frowns, trying to remember if Eddie ever mentioned having a particularly close relationship to any of the store workers before, but coming up blank. Still, he doesn’t think his boyfriend would be inconsequential about something as important as their baby, so if this woman came to his mind, there must be a reason.

“Oh? What’s her name?” He asks curiously.

“Kim. Her name is Kim.”

Np tagging @bidisasterevankinard @unhingedangstaddict @moonydanny @frogsinflannel and anyone else who'd like to join! If it's already Saturday on your timezone, feel free to consider this an Inspiration Saturday tag. Love you ♥

[miyahhhhhhhhh]

btw saying el is better off independent because shes not happy in her romantic relationship and needs to actually figure herself out since shes been robbed of a proper childhood is not ableist yall are fucking crazy

[willbyersmikewheeler]

i ship byler so much to the point where i don’t ship mike and will with anyone else but eachother

[queen-of-hawkins-why-ler]

Never let anyone tell you that AI writing is more valuable than your original Byler fics, even if you are still a beginner. For shits and giggles, I told Chat GPT to write a Byler kiss scene, and I kid you not, it made Mike tell Will, “You were always here for me even when everything was turned upside down.” 💀💀💀 Ain’t no way any of us in the fandom could be capable of coming up with this shit. A computer can’t understand human love and emotion, let alone a relationship as complex and nuanced and layered as Byler’s. WE NEED YOU, FIC WRITERS!!! ❤️

[starrycloak]

mike wheeler and will byers in s5 be like "once I defeat the chemical imbalance in my brain, it's over for you hoes", but literally, and for two completely different sets of reasons each.

[andy4yippee]

Compliments

[yesimtrashforit]

current state: listening to packing it up by gracie abrams, thinking about byler and crying

not even joking, there are tears

someone please get me a life this christmas

[insertsacoolname]

I'm losing my mind rn!!!!!

Where is my bbg Will!?!?!!?!?!??!!!!?? Fhcdgcxdgnincddxbjhsacbbvvhbvff

Stop gatekeeping him Duffers!!!!!!! (And yes that is my oc)

(omg they are soo cute 😞❤️)

[witheringhouls]

The 4th chapter of ' An ode to life ' is going to be out very late because I've been on holiday and so I didn't do much writing, so here's a little unedited preview of chapter 4:

Mike sits awkwardly on Eddie's springy uncomfortable sofa, rips held together with fraying duck tape, blankets and pillows arranged in such away it hides the majority of the damage, but mike could still feel the chunk of missing material and foam, even through the hard rock like pillow he was perched on. Resting his chin on his sharp bony knee's, slipping the rings on and off his fingers , watching in helpless horror as one rolls across the floor and hits the cardboard box Eddie was using as a coffee table . His eye's dart around the room in a nervous frenzy, frantic to find something to occupy his mind other than the looming prospect of talking to Eddie, even the idea of discussing the mundane brings about feelings of extreme nausea. He looks everywhere except for at the man in question, his eye's landing on the tape for 'the lost boys', atop the unstable stack using the left hand wall as a crutch, still sporting the family video sticker after Steve never returned it. Mike had what some would call a strange fascination in the supernatural and criminals, spurred on by the fact he found that only by observing true monsters could he ever consider the possibility of his own humanity. That only by seeing things worse than himself could he ever hope to view the good inside him. Occasionally they scared him, not because of their plots or villains or because it was created to target a particular part of his psyche, but because sometimes mike could see his own reflection in the monster's eye's. He'd never been able to finish the lost boys , the main character Michael emmerson was so much like Billy Hargrove that when he watched it for the first time after moving to tarring he threw up, acid burning into him a reminder of the consequences of his actions.

[quintessenceofdust88]

Several Sentence Sunday

Okay, I was tagged by @bidisasterevankinard (thank you Diana my bestie)! And I wanted to share more of Trail of Lies (a.k.a. provisory title for my new surrogacy drama telenovela-inspired fic) sooo here you go, chapter 1 is almost complete. I couldn't help but add a small Bobby and Buck scene after Thursday, because in my fanfictions Bobby Nash will always be healthy and alive and thriving, I promise that. Anyway, hope you like it! ♥ (WARNING: THIS FANFIC CONTAINS BUDDIE, BUT IT IS BUCKTOMMY ENDGAME. IT STARTS OFF AS BUDDIE, BUT IT’S NOT REALLY BUDDIE-FRIENDLY NOR PARTICULARLY EDDIE-FRIENDLY. Therefore, I didn’t want to tag it as Buddie, because I know how annoying it can be to have ‘anti’ fics in your ship’s tag. If that's sth that bothers you - either the Buddie content or the fact it's not really a good depiction of their relationship - please feel free to skip this one, I absolutely understand)

Ch. 1 - Baby Plans

Fifteen months ago 

It’s past midnight, and Buck should probably be asleep since he has a shift in the morning, but he can’t. His laptop is open on his lap, the only light in the otherwise dark bedroom, and he’s distracting himself with a research rabbit hole while waiting for Eddie to come home. 

Finally, as the clock just turns to eleven, he hears the front door open and shut, and sighs in relief. Eddie’s job is not as dangerous as his -  he’s a security guard at a big department store and more often than not takes the night shift - but still, Buck worries, and it’s always a relief to know his boyfriend is home safe and sound. 

He minimizes the tab he was reading - How to Find a Surrogate in LA - as Eddie enters their bedroom, still in his uniform and greeting Buck with a small smile that doesn’t quite reach his eyes. 

“Hey, babe,” Buck greets, closing down his laptop and putting it on the bedside table. Before he can get up, Eddie is coming to him, pressing a soft kiss to his lips. “How was work?”

“Tiring”, Eddie says, never one for many words, especially when he’s tired, but he runs a gentle hand down Buck’s cheek. “And your day?”

“Oh, Eddie, so good”, Buck says, and he hesitates before continuing. 

He knows Eddie usually doesn’t have much patience for his rambles after work (‘I already have people talking my ear off all day long, angel, I need some silence at home’), but this time he can’t help himself. Because this is about the baby. Their baby. 

The baby that, after months of conversation, Buck has finally managed to convince Eddie they’re ready for. The baby he dreamed about all his life. The baby he’ll have with the man that he loves, and finally start the family that he’s always wanted. 

So, he allows himself to ramble, just this once. 

“I’ve been looking at our options for surrogacy, and I’m not gonna lie to you, it’s a bit of a bureaucratic maze, and the agencies do charge a lot, but it’s also totally legal to ask a friend or someone you know to do it for you. And I really like that idea, except I have no idea who we’d ask. I mean, Maddie is definitely not an option, not after Jee’s pregnancy, I wouldn’t ask that of her, and…”

“Angel,” Eddie interrupts with a sigh. “You know I don’t absorb half of what you say when you talk like that. I need a shower and I’m beat, can we talk about this in the morning?”

“Oh”, Buck says, voice small, a weird feeling in the pit of his stomach; he’s gone and done it again, being too much. “Of course we can, I… I’m sorry”

“Don’t be, I know you’re excited, and I love that, just… not now,” Eddie says, and presses a kiss to the corner of his mouth that brings a small smile to Buck’s lips. “Tomorrow, ok? I promise”

Buck nods, and Eddie squeezes his shoulder before leaving for their en suite. As Buck hears the water running in the shower, he slips back under the covers and tries to ignore the heaviness settling in his chest. Eddie is just tired, he tells himself as he fluffs out his pillow. Of course he wants the baby, he just doesn’t want to listen to you talk his ear off at one in the morning when he’s just come back from work. 

He turns around and finds himself facing Eddie’s pillow. Buck runs soft fingers on the pillowcase, and a small sigh escapes his lips. Eddie did promise they’d talk in the morning, and Buck would love nothing more, but. He has a shift at 6AM, and it kinda hurts that Eddie doesn’t remember it, because Buck is usually so good at keeping track of both their shifts schedules so he’s always aware of when they’ll have time together. 

But then again, he reasons, maybe Eddie didn’t remember right away because of how tired he clearly is. It’s not a big deal; they’ll just talk in the evening, because he knows for a fact Eddie has tomorrow off. 

As he closes his eyes and wills himself to sleep, Buck tries to focus his thoughts on the baby, and not the uneasy feeling on his chest. He’s sure it’ll be gone soon. 

They just need to have their baby, and things will be fine again.

(continues under the cut!)

-

“So you’re really doing this? Having a baby?,” Bobby asks as he slips a mug in Buck’s direction and sits in front of him. It’s the tail end of their shift, and they’re grabbing a cup of coffee and catching up before leaving. 

Buck takes a sip before answering, trying to take his captain’s question as curiosity rather than judgement. He knows at least a bit of it is projecting because of how he left things with Eddie the night before. In the morning, he had briefly woken him up to let him know he was leaving, and Eddie had sleepily given him a kiss and told him ‘Love you, come back to me’, but didn’t mention anything about the conversation Buck’s desperate to have. He’s trying to figure out a way to bring it up when he comes home without sounding too eager, and is coming up blank. That’s what’s on his mind as he answers Bobby’s questions, not with a placation, but with his true fears.

“You don’t think we should?,” Buck finds himself asking, and the look Bobby gives him is uncomfortably knowing. 

“I think that’s a question you need to know the answer to before going ahead, kid,” he says gently, taking a sip of his own coffee. “A child is no small commitment, and it changes a couple’s life. Are you sure you and Eddie are both on the same page?”

Buck bites his lips and finds himself nodding fiercely, but avoiding Bobby’s eyes. 

“We are, Cap, we really are. I know Eddie wants this. It’s just… It’s a bit bittersweet for him because of Christopher, I think.” Buck reasons.

“His son?” He asks, and Buck feels a bout of affection for his captain who remembers that detail even though Eddie is hardly around and he doesn’t even know Christopher personally. “You think Eddie’s worried he won’t like being a big brother?” 

“It’s not that,” Buck answers, and sighs as he tries to think of a way to explain. “I... I don’t know, I think Eddie thinks being too enthusiastic about the baby is somehow unfair to Christopher, because they see so little of each other. He’s only in LA one weekend a month and for holidays, and that’s when Eddie insists”

Bobby frowns at that, leaning in across the table, like he’s trying to get to the heart of it.

“Okay, but why is that? I know he lives in Texas, but couldn’t a better arrangement be made?” He asks, and Buck lets out a bitter laugh. 

“I guess it could, if not for me. Chris’ mother…. I think she doesn’t like me very much” He muses, and Bobby smiles slightly. 

“You tend to think that about people, Buck” He points out, not unkindly, and Buck finds himself nodding with a small smirk. 

“True. But in her case, I think it’s true. I’ve never even met her, Bobby. I’ve been telling Eddie I’d like to for the last three years, because I love Christopher, I love having him with us, and if Shannon has a problem with me, I want us to work through it for his sake, but Eddie says she won’t hear of it.”

“That’s rough,” Bobby offers, and Buck appreciates it even if it’s not very helpful. 

“It is, and… And Eddie is already sacrificing time with his son for me. Can I really ask for much more than that? Can I really ask him to be as enthusiastic as I am about our new baby when he has that weighing on his chest?”

Bobby hums at first, but doesn’t answer. He’s tracing the rim of his mug, looking down at it as if deep in thought, and Buck tries not to let the silence get to him. When Bobby looks up, his eyes are full of kindness, but there’s a lingering sadness that makes Buck uncomfortable. 

“Kid, if you’re already convincing yourself to manage your expectations and you haven’t even started the process yet…” He hesitates, and Buck can see how he’s choosing his words before he talks. “I just mean, you shouldn’t be talking your boyfriend into having a baby with you. Please be sure he really wants it before you go ahead.”

Buck doesn’t answer, mostly because he’s trying to organize the thoughts racing in his head. Bobby’s opinion means the world to him, always has, but he doesn’t want to believe Bobby’s right about this. 

“Just… think about it, Buck”, Bobby suggests, then gives his arm a gentle squeeze. 

Buck swallows and nods, not quite meeting Bobby’s eyes and wondering if he really should bring up the surrogacy thing with Eddie tonight or wait a little. 

That’s when they hear heavy footsteps climbing up the stairs.. “Hey, angel, there you are!”

Buck turns around in surprise, only to find Eddie himself coming towards him. His boyfriend’s not in uniform, and he looks well rested and gleeful, a blinding smile on his beautiful face. There’s a single red tulip in his hand, and he’s giving Buck a small bashful look as Buck gets up to greet him. 

“Hey!”, he says, pressing a kiss to Eddie’s cheek (he knows Eddie gets icky about lip kissing in public and Buck doesn’t push) and smiling at him. His boyfriend at the station is a rare enough vision that Buck still feels giddy when it happens. “What are you doing here?”

“Apologizing”, Eddie admits, and then offers Buck the flower. He takes it with a shy smile, his heart like that small gesture makes everything okay. “I’m sorry about last night, Buck. I was wiped, work was hellish, but you deserved better”

“It’s alright, you didn’t have to come here”, Buck answers, but the fact that Eddie did, and acknowledged he was in the wrong, has him ridiculously happy. He knew Eddie was just tired. 

“Ah, but that’s not all”, Eddie says, and takes Buck’s free hand, the one not holding the flower into his. “I’m taking you out to dinner, and we’ll have the conversation I wouldn’t let you start yesterday. Just the two of us. How does that sound?”

Buck’s smile widens even more after that, and he lets out a delighted sigh while he nods enthusiastically. He squeezes Eddie’s hand, rubbing his thumb over it delicately. 

“Yeah, sounds perfect, babe," Buck admits. “Let me just change and then I’m ready to go, ok? Wanna wait for me downstairs?”

“Sure, take your time, our reservation is still an hour away” Eddie reassures him, and Buck smiles at him once more. He can’t help but look at Bobby, willing him to see Eddie is not as bad as he seemed to be thinking, and finds his captain looking at them with a carefully neutral expression. Eddie follows his eyes, and gives Bobby a small salute, a habit he can’t shake off from the Army. “Captain Nash. Good to see you”

“You too, Eddie”, Bobby says, but it lacks his usual warmth, and Buck tries not to let it bother him. Bobby just doesn’t know the soft parts of Eddie like Buck does. “Have fun at your dinner, Buck, I’ll see you in a couple of days”

Buck nods, waving at Bobby as he and Eddie go down the stairs, hands still joined. “Bye, Cap, thanks for the coffee!”

And as he leaves Eddie waiting for him outside the locker room, Buck presses the smallest kiss to his mouth. A kiss of gratitude for the promise of future Eddie’s just brought him.

Np tagging @agentpeggycartering @unhingedangstaddict (ty for the insp. saturday tag yesterday my love ♥) @laundryandtaxesworld and whoever else would like to join! ♥

[darkshrimpemotions]

Whenever I see people responding to a show like WWDITS and a ship like Nandermo using the same attitude/phrasing with which they'd respond to like...Supernatural...I just get so sad that this one show managed to do SO much damage to our ability to trust writers who've acted thus far in nothing but good faith and been very open about their intentions from the beginning. WWDITS is not Supernatural. It doesn't have the same writers, the same time period and inherent baggage, the same target audience, it isn't even the same studio.

Does that mean Nandermo will fuck on screen and get married before the end of season 6? Well, no. But it does mean that this is not a show that only begrudgingly acknowledged its own queer origins, subtext, and fanbase after over a decade.

This is a show in which the main characters were queer from almost the very beginning. This is a show without a single straight lead character, where the only gay character is only "the only gay character" because everyone else is bisexual. Where the queerness is text and just treated as totally normal and unremarkable. Where a character is so used to being surrounded by queerness that she forgets straight people exist.

This is also a show where the showrunners saw the chemistry between two characters not intended as love interests and pivoted immediately to embrace and build on that chemistry, to the point that by now they're saying these two have been in a love story from the start. Where they hem and haw about the details of the endgame to avoid actual spoilers, but never shy away from the fact that these two are each other's most significant relationship and love each other and are perfect for each other and can't let each other go (all things actually said by the cast and writers).

This is not Destiel. This is not Supernatural. This is not "which could mean nothing!" every time someone validates that Nandermo is real. It means everything! Let yourself heal from the 15 year queerbait!

[willbyersmikewheeler]

Coming out as a henderhop shipper.

A few things I would like to clarify with that though,

i’m still a firm believer that El needs to find herself, and focus on herself before getting into a relationship. However, i also think Dustin needs to heal from his trauma, as do all the stranger things characters. So, it kinda works out that they take some time for themselves, and then slowly find each other. It works perfectly.

In addition to that, I’m not a massive fan of the all of the party being made of couples but, oh well! I’ll get over it for my byler, lumax and henderhop heart.

[queen-of-hawkins-why-ler]

LET LUCAS KISS MAX’S FOREHEAD AFTER SHE WAKES UP 2025

[harvestmino]

hey remember 11 years ago when i was going to make a harvest moon clone starring minoriko but it didn't go anywhere because I was too busy doing absolutely nothing of value instead?

well say hello to the week 1 build of HARVEST MINO, complete with dogshit tiles and the ability to grow a turnip. we're doing it man. we're MAKING THIS HAPPEN. me and my esteemed investors, that is!

I've created this dev blog to talk about the game, so follow if you're interested in seeing this get made from the ground up.

read on for more details!

HARVEST MINO* is Studio Hexeye's next project! it's a touhou-themed farm sim starring Minoriko Aki! The release is targeted for summer 2025.

*(working title that will change later; i doubt natsume's lawyers would like this one very much)

THE STORY

With more youkai and gods seeking refuge from the outside world, Gensokyo's population is growing! That means they need more humans to go around, too. To address this, a number of big name youkai have gotten together and agreed to back off from the HUMAN VILLAGE for a few years and allow it to expand.

Although they're causing fewer incidents, that doesn't mean some of them aren't keeping busy! For instance, KANAKO YASAKA has built YASAKA RESORT TOWN on the side of YOUKAI MOUNTAIN to bring in money from wealthy youkai finding themselves with too much time on their hands.

You are MINORIKO AKI, Gensokyo's lowest-ranking harvest god. With the HUMAN VILLAGE growing, this is a prime opportunity to increase your popularity! KANAKO YASAKA has decided to invest in your venture by granting you a prime piece of farmland near YASAKA RESORT TOWN. If you can ship enough of your divinely-blessed(?) produce to the HUMAN VILLAGE, you're certain to make a name for yourself, leading to faith and riches beyond your wildest dreams! Good luck!

HARVEST MINO DESIGN GOALS

Alternate gameplay modes: CASUAL and SERIOUS

despite being a genre in which you essentially cannot lose, a surprising amount of people find farm sims stressful due to the time management aspects. i intend to cater to this audience with some simple rules changes in an alternate gameplay mode.

SERIOUS is your standard farm sim experience - each day is on a timer, and you'll complete the game and have your performance evaluated after two years. this mode also includes a few additional restrictions to make the resource management of the game a bit more involved.

CASUAL removes the time limits. the clock on each day stops when it hits midnight (like in SNES harvest moon!) so you have all the time you need to wrap up before going to bed, and you complete the game by reaching a certain story goal, whenever you get around to it. it is also more friendly towards filling out your farm with automated stuff like sprinklers, since time doesn't matter anyway.

More choice/depth in farm design

lemme get this out of the way: i hate stardew's endgame. the biggest moneymaker in the game is filling your greenhouse with ancient fruit and turning it into wine; the bulk of your profits come from tossing your fruit into kegs once a week and ignoring your farm otherwise. i think this sucks and one of my design goals is to make the value of income sources proportional to how much manual effort they require.

another thing that has always bugged me about farm sims is that the way you lay out your farm is generally decided for you by the way your tools work. if your watering can upgrade targets a 3x3 of tiles, then all your plots are going to be 3x3. in harvest mino you'll be able to choose from multiple upgrade patterns for your tools, so you can have crops in rows, blocks, the ol' C pattern, or whatever you like. we're going back to old harvest moon rules, where you can't walk through crops after they sprout, so plan your layout well!

Harem end??

let's get real, when it comes to farm sims, the girls are what we're really here for, right?

to be forthcoming, I'm not planning to have marriage in the game per se - I don't think it makes a lot of sense for creatures that are hundreds of years old to make a commitment like that after knowing each other for only a year or so - but the end goal is functionally the same, to get them to move in with you.

now, few, if any, farm sims feature the coveted HAREM END. this is understandable, it would be a design nightmare to have 5+ NPCs pathing through your house at any given time. however, by planning around it from the start, we can make it a reality! in this game, in addition to the usual requirements, each girl you're interested in will require you to build her a specific addition to your house to accommodate her. this gives them their own space to move around and will really improve the vibe that you're living together.

(don't forget that you will need a steadily-increasing bed size as well.)

Fast travel!

you're a 2hu! you can fly! you'll be able to open up your map, just pick a spot, and fly there! (in SERIOUS MODE, this will cost a small amount of daytime).

Adventure!

you're a 2hu! there's gotta be shooting! the game will feature "adventure zones" where you can blast through enemies while searching for forage and loot. exactly what this gameplay will look like is still up in the air, but right now I'm thinking room-based twin-stick shooting, Smash TV style. (don't worry about the difficulty, it'll be approachable for anyone. ASTROLANCER was a learning experience.) plus you'll be able to bring a girlfriend along to help!

Additional note concerning the cast:

the game is currently in very early planning and as such is in roster hell!! the cast is not set in stone so I won't be revealing too much yet. i have to limit how many characters are in the game to keep dev time under control so try not to be disappointed if your favorite 2hu doesn't show up.

[thresholdslut]

Please Read

After a couple days of reflection, I’m a little surprised I have to say this, given my vibes and all the warnings I post. But please do not interact with me or my account if you don't like what i write. I have never once claimed to be the writer for everyone. I write darker content and things relating to human nature along with the very disturbing parts of it. I will never stop writing these topics, it’s not my problem if you don’t like it.

I hate to do this because so many of you have been kind and supportive, but I'm no longer allowing anon asks and comments (on either ao3 or tumblr). If you have a problem with what I create, then either face me yourself or DNI!

You can say that I'm "playing the victim" but at the end of the day...You're spreading hate to a complete stranger on the internet over a ship. I do not care for nor engage in ship wars/discourse. These are fictional characters in a fictional world. I do my best to make sure I tag appropriately and some of you decided to interact with a dead dove fic. This story is much darker than just it being rivamika having sex. If that is what you got from it, then you lack the literacy of just the basic tags of the fic. In the future, I'll do better at wording things a little more clearly and using tags on social medias. I will take responsibility there.

I do like eremika a lot and they are pretty much endgame in all of my stories so far. I'm not using it for "attention" or to build an "audience". I've been brainstorming and creating ideas/fics where they has been the center for two years now and I've liked the ship since I started the manga. I’m not going to stop continuing any story even if some people don’t like it, again that’s not my problem.

Anyways, I'm sorry if it feels like I’m taking everything away, but I really should protect myself from further negativity and non-stop spamming. Call me a coward, but I'd rather not listen to someone throwing a hissy fit on all my fics. It’s more fucking annoying then anything else.

Side note: won't really be sharing the step-dad au, maybe this is all I can be, and any future stories (aside from Antidote) on any platforms aside from ao3 (maybe I'll post snippets here and there). I'm doing it like this for now as to prevent it from leaving it's target audience. Everything will still be on ao3, but currently just for archive users (may change my mind later). Please subscribe to my ao3 for future updates if you want ❤️

IF you can’t find them, feel free to message me for links. I’m nice I promise, this situation just pissed me off that’s all.

[elkian]

Hey I'm gonna talk about endgame ships for a second! (Like, literal endgame and beyond, so, spoilers.)

So throughout the game, Vibiano at the very least refers to Megapon with "he" and I think "she" pronouns. Razzmatazz and I think someone else does, too. And Limbolane's official tumblr refers to them as them...

The way Vib talks about Megapon gives the vibe that it's not merely that Vib likes Megapon, but that he considers her to be a person in a very real way.

This could be the objectum(?) thing (Viscera Objectica has not arrived yet and I'm not quite the target audience for this I think); we see in the game alone that Thespius and Bauhauzzo display similar feelings. But something about Megapon gives me the feeling that he's supposed to be more of a character? I could be wrong.

Either way, something about the way King sort of bequeaths her to you at the end of the game - or rather, approves of the partnership you've already forged - gives me Godpoke/Megapon and Megapon/King vibes. (And Megapon truly is our partner at this point - the entire game would have been drastically different and probably impossible without them!)

Anyways, I got the feeling that in that approval was an invitation - that is, endgame ships include Godpoke/Megapon and Godpoke/King/Mitternacht by way of Godpoke/Megapon. King all but saying that Megapon approves of us, so she does, too; that the trust and respect we've shared opens a route into her and Mitternacht and Megapon's existing relationship.

(Big fan of Patience/Patty/Godpoke/Razzma too, what can I say. This game is full of love.)