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golden-coven ¡ 8 months ago
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Wittober day 19 - Transformed
This is actually a frame from an animatic I made last night, but it fits lmao
(he’s about to get hit by a car)
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phantomwithbreakfast ¡ 6 months ago
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⋆˙⟡ 𝐃𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐲 𝐏𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐨𝐦 ⟡ ݁.
⟢ Redraw (animated). Season 02 • Episode 08/09 — The Ultimate Enemy
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×͜× Young Dark Danny. ♡
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⟢ Instead of a redraw, my brain said to animate it. Gotta love ADHD. Right?
⟢ 12 hours of work into 4 seconds. I got demotivated at the end and that tongue wasn’t even planned at first.
⟢ Everything’s done in Procreate (I should really have to find the courage somewhere to start using Procreate Dreams for it).
⟢ Done in 18 fps.
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twinsimming ¡ 1 year ago
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Energy Drinks by Twinsimming 🥤
This mod adds custom Energy Drinks to a new type of vending machine.
This is a script mod that can be placed in your Packages folder. It was built and tested on 1.69 but should work fine on 1.67.
Requirements
The Sims 3: Late Night
The Sims 3: Seasons
The Sims 3: Supernatural
The Sims 3: University Life
Overview
Soda-Lightful Vending Machine
Energy Drinks
Side Effects
Flavors
New Moodlets
Soda-Lightful Vending Machine
- Price: §1250 - Category: Large Appliances - Includes all 11 original swatches + 1 recolorable option (3 channels) - Poly Count: 2346 - Originally created for The Sims 4 by RAVASHEEN, converted to The Sims 3 by me
Like the vending machines that came with University Life, sims can Buy Energy Drink, Shake Machine, or Slam Machine.
Energy Drinks
Teen and older sims can purchase energy drinks from the Soda-Lightful Vending Machine for §5 each.
Energy drinks boost the Energy need, give sims the custom Energy Rush moodlet, and remove any moodlets related to low Energy (Tired, Sleepy, Exhausted, Buzz Crashed, etc.), similar to drinking coffee, but the effect lasts twice as long (6 hours instead of 3 hours).
Drinking multiple energy drinks in a row will boost how long the Energy Rush moodlet lasts, as well as increase the moodlet's value, up to 18 hours and +30 mood.
Once the Energy Rush moodlet expires, sims get the custom negative Energy Crash moodlet.
Side Effects
If your sim goes more than 24 hours without another energy drink, they'll start to suffer from caffeine withdrawal and gain the custom negative Craving Caffeine moodlet for the next 2 days. Drinking coffee, tea, barista bar beverages, or another energy drink will remove this moodlet.
Drinking more than 2 energy drinks at a time also carries the risk of a sim being electrocuted and dying.
Teens and Elders both have a 5% chance of being electrocuted, while YA have a 1% chance and Adults have a 3% chance.
Flavors
There are 8 different energy drinks to choose from. 6 provide flavor-related moodlets from the snow cone machine from Seasons and the bubble blower from Late Night. These moodlets last for 4 hours.
From left to right in the second preview photo:
Charged Cherry (Cheery Cherry)
Pineapple Power-Up (On a Beach)
Lightning Lemon (Laidback Lemon)
e-Lectric Lime (Lucky Lime)
Blue Raspberry Blitz (Raspberry Romance)
Gigawatt Grape (Gleeful Grape)
The Unidentified Fizzy Ooze energy drink replenishes Alien brain power, but makes non-Aliens nauseous.
The last energy drink is called Mystery Flavor and it works like the jelly bean bush from Supernatural; including carrying the risk of death, so proceed with caution.
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New Moodlets
Energy Rush: Given when sims drink an energy drink, lasts 6 hours, +10, +20, or +30 mood
Energy Crash: Given when the Energy Rush moodlet expires, lasts 7 hours, -15 mood
Craving Caffeine: Given when sims go more than 24 hours without another caffeinated drink, lasts 2 days, -30 mood
Tuning
All of the tunable values can be found on the mod download page under the header “Tuning”.
Script Namespace
If you want to turn a different vending machine into an energy drink vending machine, open your desired object in s3pe and replace the current script name with the following:
Sims3.Gameplay.Objects.Twinsimming.EnergyDrinksMod.VendingMachine
Conflicts & Known Issues
This is a new scripted object, so there shouldn’t be any conflicts.
All of the drink cans are different colors when placed in the world and during the drinking animation, but they all have a red can icon when placed in a sim's inventory. I'm not sure how to fix this right now, but that should be the only issue of note.
Credits
EA/Maxis for The Sims 3 and The Sims 4, mesh by RAVASHEEN, Visual Studio 2019, ILSpy, s3pe, Notepad++, Sims4Studio, TSRW, Blender, Milkshape, Gimp, and Script Mod Template Creator.
Thank You
Thank you to RAVASHEEN and everyone in the Sims 3 Creators' Cave Discord!
If you like my work, please consider tipping me on Ko-fi 💙
Download @ ModTheSims
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yyh-tarot-deck-project ¡ 5 months ago
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YYH Tarot Deck Project - Information
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UPDATE: Applications are now CLOSED! We are close to completing the deck and have plenty of artists now. Thank you to all who joined! :)
"The meaning of TAROT is any of a set of usually 78 playing cards including 22 pictorial cards used for fortune-telling."
What is this project?
Over the course of a year, we will create a deck of 78s Yu Yu Hakusho themed tarot cards. Each artist chooses as many cards as they'd like to create. At the end, if the project succeeds, we will look to print the cards and make them into an actual deck you can purchase!
The project is still ongoing and sign ups are still open to those who would like to participate! Details are in the sign up form and any questions can be directed to this blog's ask box.
Rules regarding the project.
1. Cards must contain only characters from the Yu Yu Hakusho universe, meaning manga, anime, movies, video games, or any other supplementary materials. No OCs or cross-overs are allowed as this is a YYH deck only. 2. Characters can repeat but we encourage you to branch out into minor characters as much as possible! 3. Art can be created in any medium you choose, can be digital or traditional. If your art piece is traditional, please be sure you have access to a scanner and that you can take good scans of your work. Photos of the artwork will not suffice. 4. Artwork must be original and not reused from old works. Use of references is encouraged but please be mindful of not tracing or copying any part of your artwork. 5. You MUST BE 18+ to join the project. 6. You must have discord to join the project.
Timeline
Cards are claimed in intervals of 10 or so, about every other month. During each claim, every artist has the chance to sign up to draw up to 2 cards total at a time. Claims open up on the first of a new month. The 14th is the first check in, during which an idea must be presented. The next check in is two weeks later, when a sketch is necessary. The third check in is 2 weeks after that, showing progress on the card(s). The deadlines are always 3 months after the last check in, with the ability to extend the deadline an additional 3 months further before the card is surrendered.
In order to sign up, you must use the above linked form and await our approval.
*If you are not approved, you can try to resubmit your application again, waiting at least 3 months. We can reconsider your application.
Once approved, you will be contacted via the contact information you provided and given a link to our Discord server where the project is being organized. Please be watchful for that message! It can take us anywhere from a few hours to a few weeks to get back to you.
You can check the status of your application at any time by DMing this account or @yyh-revival or DMing lola1b on Discord.
Art Credits in the second image:
maiji :  https://pixiv.me/maiji
krimsonkitsu: @yyh-behind-the-scenes
LokiNeko: @lokineko
Vayheer: @vayheer
charbunni: https://charbunniart.carrd.co/
lionalice: @lionalicelives
katchevio: https://twitter.com/katchevio?lang=en
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milkpup ¡ 1 year ago
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。⋆ʚ♡ like father, like son
›› chapter 2 ›› nsfw 18+ ongoing multi-chapter fic!
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›› toji fushiguro x reader ›› megumi fushiguro x reader ›› toji x reader x megumi (mfm) ›› 18+ f!reader ›› started: 12/6/23 : updated: 1/29/24 : status: ongoing
‹𝟹 summary: You and Megumi are best friends. You've known eachother for almost your whole life. His home has become your second home. As time passes and life happens, Megumi slowly develops feelings for you, even though he's unaware of it. To complicate things further, you're now living with him and his father, who has also taken a liking to you.
‹𝟹 fandom: jjk, jujutsu kaisen
‹𝟹 genres / warnings: au - no powers, college au, power imbalance, pseudo-incest (they both want y/n, nothing w/ eachother), dubious consent
‹𝟹 tags: good cop bad cop, fluff, smut, angst, toji has a big dick, dilf toji, toji is his own warning, toji tries to be a good parent, toji is an asshole, toji is trying okay?, daddy dom toji, daddy kink, porn with feelings, porn with plot, friends to lovers, spit / spitting, spit kink, spit as lube, breeding, vaginal sex, vaginal fingering, double vaginal pen, double pen, anal, making out, making love, love triangles, praise kink, degradation, light masochism, light sadism, emotional sex, cuckolding, jealousy, jealousy kink, smoking, smoking kink, emotional manipulation, manipulation, polyamory?, father and son share you, protective megumi fushiguro, megumi needs a hug, megumi has a big dick, aged up characters, dead dove: do not eat, finger sucking, large cock, cum swallowing, blow jobs, first time blow jobs, under desk blow jobs, fingerfucking, face sitting, face riding, 69, mutual masturbation, threesome mfm, lots of smut, loss of virginity
‹𝟹 notes: formatting next chapter for tumblr! there are currently 4 posted on ao3. i have the 5th in the works! it gets spicy!
!! - again, PLEASE READ TAGS BEFORE CONTINUING - !!
! - ALL CHARACTERS ARE 18+ - !
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Chapter 2: Intimacy and Exposure
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By mid afternoon, you and Megumi are both exhausted with your full course load. You both major in biology, no emphasis right now. Megumi loves animals, so he will probably pursue something veterinary later. As for you, you’re undecided. You chose biology because it’s very general and broad, and also so you could be with Megumi more. You would never tell him that, though. You just say “idk maybe some science-y crap” and shrug it off.
You weren’t able to get lunch, so you both decide to visit a coffee shop after your last class of the day. A snack and some caffeine would help get you through for a while until you decide what you want to eat that night.
Megumi orders his usual black cold brew and muffin. The barista asks how to spell his name, and giggles? Is she flirting with him?
“That’s a cute name…” She says as she writes it down on his cup. “And for you…?” She barely glances at you.
You’re not sure how you feel in that moment. Was she flirting with Gumi? Am I jealous? Why is my heart racing?
“Oh I’ll just get an iced black tea and a banana bread please.” You try to not show your emotions while speaking. You’re not sure why you feel this way though.
You hope and pray to whoever is out there, any deity listening, that Megumi would not see you blushing and jealous.
You think you’re in the clear, he didn’t notice. He drives you home and you scroll your phone, acting like everything is normal. In reality, you’re shaking.
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Sitting around the table, you both have your laptops and books out in front of you. It’s been a couple hours of studying, and you’re ready to take a break.
“Gumi, can we take a break and watch something? If I read the word bacteria one more time I’m going to go insane.” You tell him more than ask, already getting up out of your seat. You’re yawning, walking straight towards your bedroom, not even bothering to wait up for him. You already know he will follow.
Your room is hyperfeminine, plushies everywhere, cute shit everywhere. But you also have a mix of other stuff, like your consoles and gaming setup (that Megumi helped you get), a bass guitar that you’ve barely touched, piles of books you haven’t sorted yet.
You turn the tv on, hopping onto your bed. Megumi follows and lies next to you. You’re already aware of his presence and he isn’t even touching you.
“What do you wanna watch, Gumi?” You ask as you scroll through different apps.
“Whatever you want, you have better taste in movies and shows.” He doesn’t really care, he just savors the opportunity to be close to you. He lies behind you, almost touching but not quite. He’s close enough to feel the tickle of your hair. He feels weird thinking that your hair smells nice.
You choose some random comedy show, not caring to pay any attention. You just wanted a chance to rest and turn your brain off for a while.
Megumi moves a little close, resting his hand on the side of your abdomen. This isn’t the first time you’ve been close to Megumi, you both used to cuddle under the same blanket on cold nights or huddle under one when playing games as kids. But for some reason, now it feels different. Maybe it’s because you’re hyperaware? It has to be that, right?
Your heart beats faster, your skin feeling warm to the touch with every movement he makes. Does he notice? Is he aware of these things too? Am I overthinking things?
An hour passes by, but it feels like an eternity. You’re so hyperaware that every second feels like 20 minutes have passed. He hasn’t done more than gently caress the side of your body. He doesn’t seem to be making any advances. So why is this so painful to endure? Why does a simple touch make your body feel hot, with something pooling in between your legs?
Megumi is aware. You think he isn’t, but he can tell. Your breathing is irregular, your pulse is uneven, your skin is hot. He notices, and it drives him insane. But he’s respectful, he wouldn’t try anything. You are basically siblings with how long you’ve known eachother and lived together.
It’s getting hard to breathe. Even the lightest touch sends jolts through your body. You turn around to meet his gaze, with a look he’s never seen before. Your face is red, you’re struggling to breathe, while looking into his eyes like you know his secret. He’s flushing too, starting to sweat, feeling heat spread through his body. Your eyes are intoxicating to Megumi.
He looks at your eyes, then your panting lips, and back to your eyes again. He’s thinking of everything he wants to do to you, he doesn’t care if it’s wrong.
He touches your cheek, caressing you gently. Your breath hitches as he’s so close to you. He runs his fingers down your neck, before he pushes you to your back. It’s not forceful by any means, but mostly surprising.
He’s on top of you, pinning your arms to your pink bedsheets as he leans down towards you.
“Y/N…” he breathlessly speaks, “tell me if you want me to stop, okay?”
You definitely do not want it to stop. You’re staring up at him with your doe eyes, unable to control your breathing. He leans in closer, his face not even an inch away from yours.
His lips crash into yours. You’re surprised, you didn’t think he would be so intense, and this good at kissing. He’s biting your lip, trying to elicit little yelps and mewls from you. He’s kissing you so roughly, forcing his tongue inside your mouth. Megumi is still on top of you, pressing his body against yours.
You can feel his heartbeat, his hot skin, his bulge against your body. You don’t know why, but you lift your hips and legs up a bit to angle yourself better against his body. Feeling him so close, pressing into you was making you feel almost drunk.
He releases one of his hands from pinning yours so he can caress your cheek a bit more. His hand travels down your neck again, moving towards your chest, before eventually resting at the bottom hem of your shirt.
He’s giving you sloppy kisses, before he momentarily stops to ask you a question. “Y/N, can I?” he asks while gentle tugging on your shirt.
You giggle. He’s too damn cute. You nod your head yes and he releases your other hand.
You pull your shirt above your head, leaving your bralette on.
He looks down at your flushed frame, no longer hidden behind some random band t-shirt. The moment you take your shirt off, he’s harder than ever before. You feel him poking into you a bit.
He kisses you with more passion this time, grinding his bulge into your clothed cunt. He’s grunting and making little moans in between kisses.
He lifts his head a bit to look at you and moves his hand over your bralette. He admires the intricate lace detail, thinking it suits you perfectly. He licks his lips. You know he wants to desperately feel what’s under, but you decide to tease him a bit.
You wrap your legs around his waist, forcing your bodies to be even closer. He grunts a bit, looking at you. You smirk and pull his head back down to make out with you.
You’re grinding against him with fervor, unrelenting and unforgiving. The feeling of him rubbing against you is oh so good, and extremely hot.
He moves his hand towards the waistband of your shorts. “May I, Y/N?” You think it’s sweet that he asked. You decide to reward him a bit.
You roll him over and push him against the mattress. You quickly get up and pull your shorts off, leaving your panties on. You take your bralette off. He’s watching you like a starved dog, savoring every second of this.
You pull his sweatpants off, leaving only his boxers on. He’s looking at you, with wide eyes, excited and surprised.
You straddle his waist, sitting on top of him. You grind against him, eliciting sounds of pleasure from his lips. You lean towards him, giving him a quick kiss on the lips, before leaving a trail down his neck. You suck on his skin, giving him small and faint lovebites. He looks so cute.
You have a suddenly devious idea. “Megumi, can I try something?”
He instantly nods yes; he wants you to do anything and everything with him.
“Lay down then, please. I want to try something I saw online once….” You say as you move towards his head. You’re hovering above him now. He’s directly at eyelevel with your clothed pussy, and he feels his boxers get tighter the closer you get.
“Let me know if you need me to stop, please <3.” You hum as you pull your panties aside and lower yourself onto his face.
He can feel your drenched cunt against his mouth and instinctually starts getting at it. Licking and sucking like it was his last supper. Megumi couldn’t really breathe, but he didn’t care. He could die right now and have no regrets. He would die a happy man.
You moan as he’s sucking and flicking between your folds. The noises you make drive him even more insane, he thinks he could cum right then with how much of a turn on it is.
You lift yourself up, giving him a moment to catch his breath as you look down at him. He’s staring up at you with the eyes of an animal.
You sit back down, and he continues once more. Sucking on your clit, savoring the taste of your essence, and basically fucking the air. He’s straining against his boxers now, desperate for any touch or release.
You have another idea. You lift yourself back up and turn around, your cunt still in front of his face. You lean down towards his straining cock. You push your cunt back down on his face, and like a good boy, he continues again.
“Fuck Megumi…” You whimper out as you push against his tongue. You move your hand over his boxers, palming his cock. You notice he’s quite big and you’re a little scared.
You release his cock from his underwear and it springs up. Megumi grunts under your touch. You stroke his cock a bit, slowly. That’s not your objective however.
You lift up once more as you move to spit on top of his cock. Megumi moans again, feeling the sensation of your spit covering the head of his cock.
You sloppily kiss the tip, earning a moan and a few curses from Megumi. “Fuck… Y/N.”
You move forward to suck the tip, before letting it come out with an audible pop sound. “You have hands too, Megumi…”
Your pussy is still in front of him, and he gently moves his hand to brush over your clit, circling it. You moan as you take him back into your mouth again. You’re desperately hoping this feels good, it’s your first time doing any of it.
Megumi pushes his index finger in, noticing how wet and tight your cunt already is. He’s salivating at the thought of when he can fuck your tight hole, but he’s content with just learning your body for now. Everytime he pumps his finger in and out, he hears your sweet, angelic voice.
The way you respond to his touch is music to your ears. Your mewls and whimpers drive him crazy enough already.
You take his cock back in your mouth, trying to push more in as he fucks you with his finger. He adds another of his slender fingers inside, feeling how he’s stretching you already. You moan around his cock, and this turns Megumi on more.
He moves to push you against the bed again, pushing your body down gently. He never breaks contact with your cunt, as he starts to fingerfuck you even harder. He’s watching you squirm and moan under his touch, and he can’t get enough of it.
“Megumi… Aah!!” His touch is relentless. He wants to hear every sound you can possibly make. He finger fucks you harder, feelings your walls clamp around his fingers. He uses his other hand to rub circles around your clit. You’re nearing your climax, and he’s eager to see all of it.
You’re drunk in the pleasure that is Megumi’s skilled fingers. He brings you to the edge, watching as pleasure washes over your entire body. He pulls his fingers out and licks them clean, wanting to savor your juices all while never breaking eye contact with you.
Your chest is heaving, but you want to make this man feel good too. You roll over and crawl across the bed towards him. He sits atop the bed once more, spreading his legs open and smirking.
The way you’re crawling towards him is incredibly hot. He knows what you’re about to do.
You make your way to his cock, spitting on it once more and stroking it a bit. You know you can’t fit all of this beast, but you want to try your hardest.
You look up at him as you take his cock into your mouth. You make it about halfway before you feel at your limit.
“Y/N, you’re taking me so well. You’re such a good girl,” he praises you as you drool over his cock. He gently grabs your hair, not tugging but mostly just applying pressure.
Your pussy drips again at the praise as you continue to go up and down. You’re finding a rhythm to breathe and still go at a decent pace. Using your hands also helps, and whenever you fondle his balls, Megumi’s eyes roll back into his head a bit.
“Y/N.. I’m close..” He says as he bucks his hips against your mouth. “Please.. don’t stop..”
You suck harder and moan against his cock. You don’t particularly like the idea of cum in your mouth, but for Megumi, you would do it.
He covers the back of your throat with his cum, and groans as you empty his balls like an expert. “Y/N… fuck…”
You pull back up, trying to not show how displeased you are with the taste of cum.
“That was… fuck…” He lets out an exhausted sigh. “Fucking… amazing…”
You’re laying down together again, not even caring to get dressed again. The studying can wait for later, for now you want to relish this moment.
You’re not sure what this means between you two, but you’re still happy that it happened. You yawn as he snuggles around you as the big spoon, surrounding by the same fuzzy blanket and cute plushies.
He thinks it’s so cute how tired you get after that. He lays there as you fall asleep before him, memorizing and tracing every detail of your body.
Toji comes home not long after Megumi finally passes out. He doesn’t see food on the table, and goes to check your room. He sees you and Megumi, asleep under your fuzzy pink comforter.
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yellowbunnydreams ¡ 11 months ago
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Do you need some Vitamin D? (Incubus! William x Oblivious! F! Reader) [Part 4]
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~Hello all! Thank you so much for your support on this absolutely wild fic! Some of you have mentioned how you really like Will being a big ol' bunny when it comes to his mannerisms, so I thought I'd throw more in there!~
✧・゚: *✧・゚:* Want more or something different? *:・゚✧*:・゚✧
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CW: 18+ MINORS DNI. Fluff, age gap (Reader 20's - William Afton 40's(?)), teratophilia, meet-cute, punny pick-up lines, scenes of working out, minor porn-logic, ditzy! reader, could be classed as bimbo! reader?, size-difference, flirting, monster-lover, sexual innuendos, Monster! AU
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There weren't many boxes or bags to move from William's car into his house. Although you had gasped when you saw it coming up the gravel driveway for the first time.
The house was a little older, although you could faintly make out where there had been some exterior additions and renovations, though it seemed that enough time and care had been put in to try and make them blend with the original house as seamlessly as possible. Pale blue wooden siding and a white painted porch, it felt like some quaint little house you might find in a suburbs rather than down a separate road and hidden away by woodland.
"The woods are my land too, actually if you walk about an hour that way," William pointed off to some vague direction into the woods as the sun began to dip lower in the sky, almost obscured by the tree-line. "You'll find Henry's house. He has quite a lot of woodland too, we're both something of...nature enthusiasts." You didn't notice his face dropping slightly as he covered the secret he nearly let slip.
"Do you get many animals around here then?" William shook his head and shrugged as he manhandled two boxes at once, despite your protests.
"Occasionally you hear something crashing about in the undergrowth, probably just a cougar. Stay inside if you hear anything like that though, don't need you getting eaten like the dessert you are." He chuckled, and you stared at him for a moment before laughing and shaking your head.
"Gee, way to comment on how much sugar I eat Mr. Afton! I know I need to loose a bit of-"
"You need to loose nothing, bunny. I think you look pretty just as you are, I'm sure a lot of boys do too." You blushed at the comment, thinking of it as more fatherly than anything else, picking up the bag with your clothes and heading inside whilst William nudged open the front door with his foot.
Inside the house was surprisingly warm and cozy whilst still remaining spacious. High ceilings that could easily have been eight feet tall, wooden beams integrated into the plasterwork across the ceiling to support the floor above, the walls a warm off white and the furniture that could see in the lounge looked well worn and comfy as well as quite large. But you supposed that William Afton was a tall and broad man, everything was sized to him rather than yourself, so of course it looked huge.
"I'll give you a tour around in a moment, but I want to show you to your room so you get settled in. I'll order take-away if you like?" Tilting his head to one side slightly as he observed you, making sure you weren't struggling with the bag you were carrying before making his way up the stairs, leading you up the hardwood staircase and onto the second floor.
"As long as it isn't pizza. Don't get me wrong, I love Freddy's, and the pizza is good but..."
"Oh no, I totally get it, you eat it during your breaks, you take some home at the end of your shift if there's leftovers. I was thinking Chinese food?" You breathed a sigh of relief that he understood and you nodded enthusiastically as he pushed open a door with a sturdy shoulder.
"Sounds amazing, all that would be needed to finish off as the perfect night would...well one, not be being evicted...but a warm blanket and shared popcorn with a cheesy horror movie...and to share some good company." You shyly suggested, biting at your lip as you wondered if William would even pick up on what you were saying, the older man hummed and his nose twitched slightly as he tapped his foot lightly.
"Well, I have plenty of blankets, and you can always invite a friend around if you want. I know you and Claire get on well?"
The room itself seemed a little smaller than most that you had caught a glimpse of as you moved through the house, but it was still pleasant. The walls were pale yellow and the single bed was made up in a white duvet cover like the one you had at your apartment. A small TV was set up on a dresser at the foot of the bed, and it was plenty big enough for both of you to stand in as William put the boxes down carefully. You couldn't help but feel a pang of self-pity that of course William didn't notice you flirting with him, he was older than you, more experienced and probably didn't see you as anything other than a friend at most, just an employee at the most realistic level.
"I'll let you get unpacked, and I'll order us some food. Probably change too, since I'm still in work clothes, oh!" Knocking his head lightly with his rough knuckles as he smiled down at you. "Bathroom is next door, it's a shared one for the floor and the master bedroom, so just...knock? I'll keep the door locked if I'm in there." And with that, he squeezed past you and disappeared back down the stairs, hearing his heavy footsteps on the creaking floorboards and leaving you standing on your own in your new temporary home.
Sighing, your shoulders slumped and you grabbed the bag roughly, setting it on the bed and pulling out the items you had packed to put them in their proper places. It was going to be a long time in the Afton house, of that you felt certain.
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You sat back in your chair at the dinner table that William had set out for your dinner, feeling absolutely stuffed after he had ordered a selection of just about anything you could have thought of and more. William had eaten almost twice as much as you, and you found yourself wondering where he put it all beside the firm looking dad-bod he had always sported. There was little conversation during dinner, both too hungry and enticed by the delectable spread to bother trying to make small talk, but you felt you needed to break the silence.
"Thank you again, Mr. Afton, that was great." Afton gave you a lopsided smile and chuckled as he placed a hand on his stomach. He'd changed into a tight fitting t-shirt and sweatpants, which you had had to tear your eyes away from his broad and strong looking body several times whilst you ate, at least getting away with the flush to your cheeks that he interpreted as somethings being too spicy for you.
It was certainly the most comfortable you'd ever seen the older man.
"Please, call me William when we're alone. I feel so fucking old when you keep calling me 'Mr. Afton'." He groaned playfully, smiling as your own features softened into a smile back. You thought the slight dimples you could see through the salt and pepper hair were rather charming.
"Wills."
"Don't push it, bunny." Shaking his head as you laughed, watching how you leaned forwards onto the table with your elbows propped up, head resting on your hands as you looked at each other down the table. He took the opportunity to look at how your hair picked up the light and affected the colour of it, the way your skin reacted when you flushed red, the soft curve of your features compared to his rougher, more angular ones.
But he could see the tiredness behind your eyes and he smiled softly. Heavy food and the warm conditions he liked to keep his home in making you sleepy as you blinked rapidly, realising just how tired you were from the day.
"Why don't you get some sleep, sweetheart? I'll phone in tomorrow for you if you like, take a chance to get some rest. It's been emotionally draining for you." His deep voice was warm too, and it made you want to curl up and fall asleep to it, you decided that if he could give you one of those hugs like you'd gotten earlier whilst he was at it, you would have been perfectly content.
You knew that was never going to happen though.
"You're right Mr.....William." Catching yourself at the last moment and feeling the heat creeping back into your cheeks as he chuckled, standing up together and William let one of his large hands wander from his side to the top of your head, gently patting your head and ruffling your hair as he gave you a soft, crinkled eyed smile. "Goodnight."
"Goodnight, little bunny. I hope that you sleep well."
"And you William."
He hated to see you go, but loved to watch you leave. Watching as you climbed the stairs before he sighed and started to gather up the dishes, putting them into the dish washer if they were empty and packing up leftovers and sticking them in the fridge. Tapping his foot after a moment or two, he ran his fingers through his hair and felt his ears coming back through, letting them hang as he rolled his shoulders and cracked his neck. He needed to spend a little less time in completely human form.
Heading outside, he took a deep breath in as the cool air hit him. Feeling his fur pressing against his t-shirt as his body relaxed and he lost some of his humanity, or at least his human appearance. Lopsided rabbit ears, his teeth sharp and nails long points, nose flatter and broader as it twitched whilst he shoved his large, rough hands into his pockets and pulled out packet of cigarettes.
Just as he lit one and put it to his lips, his phone vibrated in his pocket. Grumbling to himself, he took a drag before he picked it up and tapped the screen carefully, considering his sharper, longer nails before awkwardly holding it against his ear.
"Yes?"
"Well hello to you too, Afton, so nice for you to answer me." William rolled his eyes and breathed in deeply as the end of the cigarette burned brightly against the night sky. Listening to the staticky voice on the end of the line as his ear flickered slightly.
"You've only called once, dickhead, spit it out." He growled, hearing the choking, wheezing laugh before he could almost imagine the smug man on the other end shaking his head.
"Feisty! Well, I would be too if I had such a sweet little thing like that staying in my house, I'd be a little defensive too." The fur on the back of William's neck stood on end and he straightened up, looking out into the dark with his purple eyes, blinking slowly as he let out a low growl. Watching, waiting for anything to move.
"Are you fucking stalking me, Dave?"
"Stalking is such a strong word, William. I prefer....Taking a vested interest." The voice crackled over the phone and William could practically hear the sleazy confidence oozing through as he stamped his foot against the porch, thumping unhappily.
"Take your vested interest and fuck off, if I find so much as a hair out of place on her-"
"Calm, breathe. I can't step foot inside now, your little morsel has protected both you and her from my curiosity." William took another drag on his cigarette before stubbing it out on the porch balcony, twisting and grinding down the embers like he imagined doing to Dave in that moment in time.
"The only curiosity you have is in whether or not she knows about us. And the answer is no, she never will either." William heard Dave tutting and sucking his teeth in return.
"Never is far too definite for things like us, you should know that by now, Afton." The line went dead and William was once again left to the silence and the dark outside of his home. Listening intently for a few moments longer before thumping again and heading inside, nose twitching as his brow creased in frustration with his unfortunate acquaintance.
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You woke up to sunlight streaming through the blinds to your small room, groaning and gently rubbing your eyes with the heel of your palm, you sat up and grabbed the Spring-Bonnie plushie from where it had fallen on the floor during the night, looking up at you sadly from the warm hardwood. You felt almost sleep drunk from how deeply you had slept, but as you put your feet down on the warm floor and padded out, you swore you smelt breakfast.
Using the bathroom to freshen up and heading downstairs, you were quite surprised to see William already up and stood in his kitchen, his broad back turned to you and allowing you a rare moment to observe him in his natural habitat.
He was wearing the same t-shirt from the night before, and you took the time to admire how it hugged the broad curves of his shoulders and revealed the muscular definition in his back. The way the light caught his greying hair and made it look lighter, the slight beard he kept looking slightly like he had recently shaven. You had been right though, you could smell breakfast cooking, mixed with spiced cologne and what you presumed was his shower-gel as he seemed to pause before turning around. Giving you a large, warm smile as he spotted you, his glasses perched on his nose and adjusting them with one finger as he gestured for you to come over.
"Good morning sleepy-head! How did you sleep?" You hadn't painted William Afton as a morning person, but you were happy to be proven wrong as he carefully held a pan with various fried breakfast bits inside.
"Whatever mattress you have is so soft..I don't think I've ever slept on anything that comfy before! How did you sleep?" Watching as William shrugged, running his free hand through his slightly messy hair and slicking it back into more of it's usual position.
"Eh, didn't sleep much myself, bunny, I'm just an insomniac I guess." He smiled, cocking his head to one side and plating up quickly now that you were up and about, he hadn't wanted to disturb you, but his mind had been left all too wired after the phone call the previous night, the slight dark circles under his steely eyes betraying that fact. "Come on, eat up! I thought that you needed to eat something delicious after that shit-show yesterday."
You raised an eyebrow at him, having never heard your boss swear, at least in front of the employees. But you dug in happily and moaned in satisfaction as you tasted it, quickly moving to wolf it down in a way that made William beam with pride that you liked his cooking so much. He hoped that he would be able to take care of you whilst you stayed with him, maybe plant the idea that he could take care of you a lot more if you let him, but he kept his expectations tempered as he chewed his lip, feeling his teeth sharpening a little as he stared at you for a moment in thought.
"What's the plan for today then? I know you're not on the rota, so I was wondering what you wanted to get up to." Tilting his head to one side, you paused for a moment in thought, slowing down your ravenous chewing before thinking of a suitable reply to the question.
"Well, I'm going to enjoy some good company, maybe go to the library and get out a few books, be out of your hair for a while."
"Oh bunny, you can be in my hair as much as you like. I like having my hair touched." William caught himself off guard with how direct he was, but you gave him that sweet smile and giggled like it had gone well over your head again.
"Well, I'm not exactly tall enough to fix your hair." His heart stopped for a moment, was this finally it, the moment he had waited for since he decided to start flirting with you, had one landed?
"It's okay bunny, I'll be happy to get on my knees for you, plus I can imagine the view is very nice down there." Chewing the corner of his lip, he watched your expressions, and feeling disappointment as your expression turned confused.
"I mean...maybe? But it must be nice to see the world from so high up!" Offering him the clueless smile that William Afton had to admit that he adored, even if he knew it was never going to end up as he wanted it.
"You know what? Never mind, how about we get some clothes on and we pick up some groceries and ice-cream for later?"
"Oh, okay! I really like-" spouting off your favourite flavour and your preferred brand as William gently shooed you up the stairs, but not before thumping his foot and twitching his nose behind your back. Frustrated that perhaps he really was the world's worst incubus.
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nishitanis-left-nut ¡ 2 months ago
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im not crying YOU are
also ichiban shouldve been a little younger in this game. i get the Themes him being 42 with no life prospects touch on and also how spending 18 years in the joint affected his character, but kiryu himself was 27 in kiwami. i know the point is that ichiban lost half of his life and never really got to properly mature into a “normal” adult (as normal as one can be living as a yakuza)
but he was just 23 when they arrested him i really feel like that first chapter shouldve been focused on the "present" him more instead of almost 20 minutes or so of backstory that didnt need to be animated and random side characters that stopped pretending to be relevant the moment their conversations with ichi were done?
i dont wanna ignore the enormous shadow kiryu casts upon the entire franchise either but just comparing how the games treat him and ichiban it feels really "unfair"?
ive only played two hours of Judgement and right off the gate Yagami felt like his own fleshed out person and even thought the game takes place in kamurocho it did just enough for it to separate itself from the kiryu saga while still feeling like a Yakuza game...? even in yakuza 4 and 5 the games did a good enough job of making all the main guys feel like "the protagonist" and kiryu didnt necessarily overshadow most of them. even just comparing akiyamas run to ichiban it feels like night and day
im not even sure where im going with all this, it just feels like the game doesnt actually take ichiban seriously and its really weird. like sure we can spend 10 minutes on a fully animated cutscene for arakawas childhood but when he gets shot they only give ichiban a half assed five seconds of a cutscene for his reaction to it that ends in him getting overpowered by like two cops its WEIRD I DONT-
tangent back to ichis age, his short fuse and stubbornness wouldve also made more sense if he was a bit younger. KIRYUS stubbornness and compulsion to do everything himself are character traits that were built from years of tragedy after tragedy and bad decision after worse decision after wrong decision and we get to understand and BE with him through all of it- but ichiban doesnt get any of that. and its not like he NEEDS to get all of that but it feels like he gets nothing at all...???
saejima was 45 in y4 but they made him work as a protagonist extremely well, we didnt get to see him drop out of school to work and pay for yasukos treatment, we didnt get to see him swear his oath to his patriarch and only got a glimpse of how things were for him before the ueno seiwa hit, they made us care for the version of him that got out of prison (his relationship with majima did most of the work too im not gonna pretend like thats not the case- but akiyama was like 35 and shinada was 37 and neither of them had any link to other characters in the franchise [i forgot about daigo and shinada knowing each other but my point still stands since they were never really part of each others lives at any point], so we've seen that they CAN properly establish protagonists that arent in their 20s and that can stand on their own)
shinada specifically is what has me confused about why ichibans integration as a protagonist feels so weird. shinada also had no real prospects in life, and was doing his best to keep himself afloat and wanted community despite how other people made him feel and what he'd been through. comparing him to ichi isnt really fair since he was a civilian that was just in the wrong place at the wrong time and went back to a normal life on his own terms after everything was said and done, but i think that actually makes it worse? the fact they could establish this random nobody as a protagonist and take his weird story seriously and make it work but ichiban just feels like hes a stand-in for someone else (cough cough kiryu cough cough) has my flabbers ghasted
kiryu through all the games keeps getting pulled in all sorts of directions by people and problems he doesnt want to have to deal with anymore, things that keep him from what he actually WANTS in his life, but his loyalty to the tojo and to his past friends and colleagues wont allow him to even entertain the fact that, realistically, he can just refuse to get involved. since, you know, for all intents and purposes hes been a civilian for the majority of the franchise and doesnt have to answer to anyone anymore
i think him doing his best to "put his foot down" in yakuza 5 even after hearing about daigo going missing and only letting himself get "officially" dragged back in after he heard majima had been killed... yea like theres something there that relates to what i was talking about but i got distracted and now i dont know how to specifically link the two, something something lines being crossed something something so many things piling on top of each other and majima being what broke the camels back and made it clear he couldnt keep running from it anymore. and im not even taking the entirety of y6 into account in any of this. something something.
but ichiban... just feels like hes being pulled around because hes got nothing else going on. because thats essentially it? even at the start of the game, what did ichiban want?? the parallels between kiryu and kazama and ichi and arakawa are there but kiryu had the goal of paying kazama back for "everything" ingrained in his bones even in y0, and he was getting places, he was climbing up the latter with nishiki and had milestones to cross before kiwami happened and haruka got thrown into the mix, kazama got shot and nishiki did what he did. ichibans relationships and "family" are really interesting plot-wise and its actually stressing me out how the game makes ichibans character feel "undercooked"?? i guess????
even with all the characters in this game Ichibans the only protagonist, so why does it feel like theyre just rushing all of ichis character progression and like they dont have time to linger on him and his feelings when thats never been this big of a problem before even in games with several protagonists????
ough
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joshus-lobster ¡ 7 months ago
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Birthday Game for your band name but its super specific and i just spent like an hour making it
What Is Your Band Name
If you were born on an even day, add “the” to the beginning of your band name
Month
Jan: Color of your bedsheets
Feb: Name of your first pet
March: First object you see on your left
April: Open a dictionary and point, the first word you point to is in your band name
May: Whatever the first red object near you is
June: A word that describes the vibes of your pet
July: favorite swear word, but make it family friendly
Aug: The name of the Main Character of the last published book you read
Sept: An Adverb that describes your current weather
Oct: message your friends and ask them for a random work, the first one to respond with a word will be the chosen word
Nov: Hit shuffle on your playlist of favorite music, skip to the 4th song, pick the 6th Adjective or Noun to be sung in the song
Dec: Your shampoo brand, find an anagram of the name
Day
1: a number
2: day of the week
3: First Vegetable that comes to mind
4: First car type or parents car type
5: Specific animal breed of your pet, if you are uncertain of what your pets breed is, you must state that they are a “Bastard of the (animal) Species” in your band name
6: a word that has an inside meaning in the earliest fandom you can recall partaking in
7: Scroll up to the months again and pick the month with your favorite birthstone, that will now be the second part of your band name
8: Ask an ai to give you a random disease type, if you are unable to or unwilling to, you have to include the word “Sputtered”
9: there is no second word. Thats your band name.
10: the last food you had to throw away due to spoiling
11: Did you know there are so many apple varieties? Which one is the worst one? Thats in your band name
12: if you have an allergy, include what you are allergic to in the band name, if you do not have a known allergy, what was the last thing to give you food poisoning?
13: steal someone else’s band name and add “the last” to it, be sure to include the word from your birth month somewhere in the name
14: google your name as an aesthetic, then use a noun found in the 3rd image
15: Item you most recently purchased for enjoyment not necessity
16: Pick an animal
17: Something youve broken
18: actor from your most recently watched media, include their last name in the band
19: object on your right, but add a word that describes it
20: The most recent Self Care action you did
21: Pick an anagram of this phrase, or use this as is: “Venetian Blinds”
22: Pick a body part, organ, or fluid
23: the listing name of your most used emoji, or discord emote
24: the word that describes the ceiling texture in your bedroom, if it is a popcorn ceiling, use the word “Asbestos” in your band name
25: if Marijuana is legal where you are, add “420” to your band name, if it is illegal, add “Virgin(s)”
26: go take a uquiz on what MLP character you would be, that Pony’s cutie mark object must be included in your band name
27: go on “know your meme” look at the newest meme listed, pick one of the tags on that meme to add to your band name
28: A word that summaries your job description from your previous job, if still in school, your word will be from a list of parasites on wikipedia, pick one that resonates with you.
29: Pick a plant of local significance in your region, If born in february, add “The quadrennial of” To the beginning
30: add a word that describes your current seat
31: Include your middle name, add a title of great significance, such as “The God King” or “Slayer of Dragons” or “Sandwich Artisan”
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wildemaven ¡ 2 years ago
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fall apart, again : chapter one | joel miller
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Pairing: Post Outbreak! Joel Miller x OFC!Genevieve
WC: 5k
Warnings: 18+ Blog; Heavy on the Angst, post-outbreak world, no specific age mentioned but reader is close in age to Joel, minor character death, Ellie and her smart mouth, leaving the rest to read at your own risk to not spoil things, reader has a name but there are zero references to her appearance/she’s a blank slate character, 2nd POV, this is way AU so can be read as Game Joel or TV Joel
A/N: I’ve been so excited and nervous for this series. I don’t have a timeline for posting with this one, just going to take my time with it. Big thank you to @gnpwdrnwhiskey for listening to me wrack my brain over this series and for being my second set of eyes!! Please go check out her new Dieter Series!!!
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Spring was slowly transitioning into the next season. 
Bright fragrant blooms wilting away into the dry soil from where they were born— a poetic reminder of the time. 
21 Summers. 
21 years of surviving. 
Enduring. 
Remembering—  the normal life before the outbreak that you mourn daily. 
A giant Bur Oak lends itself to you, branches providing ample shade as you sit resting against its sturdy trunk, the ground cool beneath where you sit. 
The harsh sunlight filters through the tree’s canopy, a warm dapple light speckled all around you. 
There’s a gentle flicker to your left that catches your attention, a single light-ray hits the small diamond on your dainty gold band where it sits heavy on your ring finger. You hold your hand up, remembering back to when you both had found it, he had immediately dropped to his knee— it wasn’t much, but it was perfect. 
“I give you this ring as a reminder that we face this world together. We’re an unbreakable team.”
Even after all these years and the circumstances of the world around you, it’s a vow you stand by. 
Branches above rustle and crack as a breeze sweeps through, the edges of the paper that is resting on a book in your lap fold over with each small gust, drawing your attention back to the words you’ve written. 
…We passed what looked like it was a small farm at one point. It made me yearn for normalcy. Where we could settle into the small farmhouse, drink our morning coffee on the wraparound porch while we watch the sun rise. Have all the animals that would give a homestead atmosphere. A coup of chickens where we would gather eggs daily, a flock of sheep and goats for milk, and a small herd of cows— because what’s a farm without some cows I can give silly names to. 
We’d raise a family in that farmhouse— lots of babies running around to wrangle. Breakfast of pancakes and fresh eggs, all of us together around our table, then tucking them all in at night after we’ve read them several stories. 
We’d lay in each other’s arms as the crickets sing their chirping songs. A breeze washing over us through the open windows, the evening air lighter and crisp as the night fades and our worn bodies succumb to sleep. 
There wouldn’t be heartache or sadness. No fighting or stressing over jobs. We’d be happy. We’d be together… 
“Eve! Let’s get goin’— we only got a few more hours of light left. Should be at the cabin before sundown.” The thick Texas twang breaks through your thoughts. 
Steve standing off in the distance, his blonde hair disheveled and wind blown as he looks back to where you’re tucked under the tree. 
He’s handsome in his own right, not someone you would have ever found yourself with in different circumstances, but now you wouldn’t know how to function without him. 
A chance meeting the day of the outbreak had brought the two of you together. 
You were working as a traveling nurse at a hospital 4 hours from where you lived, instantly going into crisis mode as lead of the trauma response team, the ER quickly overwhelmed with patients seeking treatment for bites or flu-like symptoms— it was unlike anything you had ever seen before in all your years as a nurse. 
Steve, a retired detective, was on vacation with his wife visiting a friend before the initial outbreak happened. The morning of, he’d gone on a duck hunting trip, while his wife went to breakfast with some girlfriends at a local Waffle House. He had brought her into your ER when he noticed she was acting strangely, similar to the symptoms the news was reporting as a widespread epidemic. Her outcome was not hopeful as you did your best to administer vials of antibiotics and fluids, the infection moving through her was beyond anything you could treat. 
It was Steve who made the call to abandon his wife and the hospital and the realization hit fairly quickly that there was less you could actually do to help others. 
Fleeing the area, seeking solace in one another as you both navigated through quarantine zones— searching for familiarity in your former hometown, only to be met with decimation and nothingness. 
Steve’s way around a gun helped keep you safe when evading FEDRA, the nursing kit you put together came in handy when stitching him up between shootouts and fighting off the infected— this was now your new normal. 
As the years progressed, you both found contentment with each other. Security gave way to a sense of comfort and revival, falling into a deeper connection beyond two people surviving a post outbreak apocalypse— if you were going to be in each other’s lives, you might as well be fully committed. 
“Eve! Pack your shit up— let’s go!” He spits out a little harsher, no real malice behind his tone— he likes to stick to his schedule. 
You don't respond, folding your letter carefully then tucking all of  your items into your canvas pack.  Standing to your full height, you give your legs a minute to let the blood reacquaint fully, your hands brushing the bits of dust and weeds from your pants. 
You hear Steve continue his huffing, as you make your way closer to where he’s standing. 
“I thought I told you to knock it off with those pointless letters!” He gruffs, hands secure at his hips and his head cocked to the side, hoping to catch your gaze. 
Your letters. They had become a loose journal, your stream of thoughts you needed to get out so you were not plagued by the pain and anxiety that came with them whirling around your brain. 
Letters to your past, letters to a new life that awaits you and sometimes to no one at all— you wrote about your travels, things you missed or longed for now, hope for the future. 
They were too much to keep, pages and pages filled with your words and stories, some containing memories too painful to read or share, a weight you didn’t want to carry, so you scattered them throughout your travels. In the last 21 years, you’ve written hundreds of them, dropping them in abandoned mailboxes, or tucked away in the abandoned spaces you’d settled into in passing, as if to send them to whomever you were writing to— leaving a trail of your life across cities and states. 
“And I thought I told you to stop calling me Eve— guess we don’t always get what we want?” You had asked him multiple times over the years to not call you Eve, that was your former life and you hated the reminder, but you know he doesn’t do it out of spite. 
The gravel crunches under your boots as you walk past, not looking to argue with him in the heat of the sun. 
Steve’s hand reaches out clasping around yours, halting your movements, his eyes fixed on you, furrowed brows as if he wants to say something. 
“Hey— Ya know I love you, right?” He sighs, his fingers toying with the gold band on your ring finger. 
You look to where your hands are joined, the twisting of the gold band a small gesture of his when things get tough or tense, you smile when you meet his gaze again. 
“I know.” You do know, and you feel it too. “Come on, we’ve only got a few hours of light left.” He shakes his head, but gives you a smile at the way you throw his comment back at him. 
*
It had been close to 2 hours of walking, nearly dark, by the time you both made it to the cabin, nestled among dozens of other abandoned cabins on the hillside of an old ski resort. 
You imagine it was a popular spot in its prime, filled with families taking their kids on their first snow trips, friends racing each other down the slopes, non-skiers enjoying warm beverages in the lodge while everyone else enjoyed the snowy weather. 
Now desolate and forgotten, a stop for raiders on the hunt for supplies and hostages or survivors seeking refuge in search of a town just north of here, Jackson. 
Steve had managed to trade for a hand-held CB radio early on, he kept tabs on chatter that happened among FEDRA, staying one step ahead of their whereabouts. At some point he had stumbled upon private channels used by other survivors, he didn’t talk much about what they discussed with you, it was his realm of expertise and a small thing that was just his, so you didn’t push him to share more than what he was willing to. 
It was a year ago he had connected with someone and heard about Jackson. There was an offer for a place for a fresh start, a community of other survivors, somewhere to feel safe and comfortable without fear of being attacked, placed in solitary confinement, killed— or infected. Steve decided it was where you both were meant to be, hashing out a plan and specific route on his tattered map, making sure to stay in constant contact with this person in Jackson as you both traveled. 
Venturing further into the resort, you both settled on the lesser marred of the dilapidated cabins.
“I’m gonna check the perimeter, you go on inside— check each room first, I’ll be right in. But remember, if I’m not back in ten minutes, you don’t come looking for me— you wait until morning and you head over that mountain, under no circumstances do you leave that cabin before sunrise.” Steve instructed, his hands on your shoulders reassuring the doubt he can see written all over your face. 
“Steve— W-what if, there’s something inside—“ Your voice is barely a whisper, nervousness creeping in as your hands grip onto Steve’s wrists that have moved to cup your face, his thumbs smoothing across the apples of your cheeks. 
“We’ve done this a million times before, I know you can do it— I wouldn’t send you in there if I didn’t think you were capable, you’ll be fine. Just think, this is the last time we have to do this. Then it’s you and me, in Jackson, together and safe— ‘kay?” His direct eye contact really drives home the message— together and safe.
“Okay.”
“I love you, go be brave.” Romantic and encouraging as he presses a kiss to your forehead. 
“I love you— be safe, please.” 
“Always.” He shoots a wink with his mustached smile, a few slow steps backwards then turning to make his way up the backside of the cabin, pulling the butt of his rifle close to his chest, hunched and scanning every inch of the surrounding area. 
The cabin would seem warm and inviting if the possibility of a Clicker behind the door wasn’t a high probability. 
Armed with the knife Steve insisted you keep on you at all times, your refusal at his request for you to carry a gun, you make your way up the front steps. 
Each move was slow and calculated, the wood beneath your boots wobbled and creaked the closer you got to the front door. The handle is cold to the touch as you twist it open, pushing the door with a little extra effort to unstick it from the doorframe. 
It’s dark and musty, uninhabited by the living and anything beyond that at first glance. Dust and cobwebs cover every surface, pictures still mounted on the walls slightly hanging uneven. A floral couch with two side chairs still arranged in an inviting way, waiting to be enjoyed during a long conversation. The kitchen was small but large enough that it still would have been possible to whip up a hearty meal over the stove, then gather at the tiny table to enjoy the meal and dessert. 
You’re grateful the floor plan is an open space, no immediate threat to you upon entering. 
There’s only two doors, which you assume hide a bathroom and a bedroom. 
The first door reveals nothing but a sink, toilet and shower-tub combo— you’re looking forward to a hot shower when you get to Jackson. 
You stare at the closed remaining door, the handle of the knife twisting in your hand as you prepare yourself, not really feeling like you have it in you to take out anything that might be waiting for you on the other side. 
A deep breath in, reaching for the the handle you give it a quick jiggle announcing your presence, twist and a quick swing open— a queen size bed draped in outdated sheets, bedside tables with lamps covered in a layer of dust, a dresser opposite the bed with a giant mirror hanging above it. 
Empty. 
Relief washing away the dread. 
Stepping into the room, you toss your pack and knife onto the dresser before finding a seat at the end of the bed, the mattress shifting under you, the springs groan as you settle into a comfortable spot. 
You’re not sure how much time has passed since you entered the house, noting it’s been a while since you had heard or seen anything from Steve, but knowing he likes to be thorough, you’re hoping he makes his way through the front door soon. 
The moon has crept into the night sky, shining through the small bedroom window, illuminating the reflection staring back at you. 
Sometimes you forget how long it’s been since you’ve seen what you really look like. While it’s you that you’re staring at in the mirror, you feel slightly unrecognizable to yourself— aged by 21 years in every sense, tired and worn down by the state of the world and lack of sleep. 
Your fingers lightly trace over your skin, taking in every detail, rediscovering every angle of your appearance— the old characteristics blending into the new ones. 
A yawn escapes you, remembering what Steve had said about not leaving, you decide to get yourself comfortable in bed and wait for him. 
Kicking your boots off, you crawl up the length of the bed, plopping your head down onto the stack of lumpy pillows, your mind wandering as you run through all the scenarios as to why Steve hasn’t returned yet, debating whether you should go take a look outside or listen and wait for morning— scared of what you might find waiting for you. 
Your eyelids begin a heavy blink, struggling to remain open and alert, your breathing evening out as your body relaxes into the mattress, sleep consuming your mind. 
Warmth surrounds you, the bed dipping and creaking pulls you from your sleep, immediate panic bursts in your chest as your eyes shoot open, your vision blurred as you seek out the movement of a shadowy figure behind you. 
“Hey, hey it’s okay— it’s just me.” 
“Steve?!” Turning your body to lay facing him, your hands fisting his shirt, scanning his face for any sign of distress or discomfort. “What took you so long?”
“I’m fine.” Placing a hand over one of yours that’s settled on his chest. “Decided to wait a bit, just to be sure nothin’ was out there— I’m sorry.” His hand moves to the base of your neck, his forehead resting against yours.
“S’okay.”
“No— I’m sorry for callin’ your letters pointless earlier. I know how much they mean to you.  I just—“ He releases a heavy sigh, voice quivering as he avoids eye contact with you. 
“What— what’s the matter?” You sense there’s something Steve’s not telling you. 
“Nothin’s the matter. I just worry about what’s goin’ on in that pretty little head of yours— you shut down on me and I just wish you’d let me help you carry the burden.” His gaze moves back to yours. “Promise me, when we get to Jackson, you don’t let your thoughts weigh you down any longer— promise me you’ll let yourself be happy there.”
“I p-promise.” You say, brushing the blonde strands of hair off of his forehead. “I’m sorry for snapping at you earlier.”
“Nah, I was pushin’ your buttons— I deserved it.” You both laugh at his response. 
Steve leans into your space, his lips slotting over yours, it’s angled and slow, his grip on your neck still steady as the kiss begins to deepen. Throwing your leg over his hip, canting against the sturdiness of his thigh, seeking out some sort of friction to relieve the building ache between your legs. 
But before things are about progress, Steve’s pulling away from your mouth, slowing the roll of your hips with his hand. 
“We should get some sleep— we’ve got close to a 3, maybe 4 hour walk tomorrow, we need to get all the rest we can get.”
“Y-yeah, of course.” Your response is breathy, a slight pang in your chest at his soft rejection, questioning whether you had been too harsh towards him earlier in the day— but your body could use the rest. 
Adjusting yourself, you turn away from Steve, his large arm wrapping around and pulling you closer to him. Your back now against his firm chest, each one of your tense muscles slowly relaxing into him and his warmth. 
Thoughts of a new start in Jackson flood your mind as you drift off into a deep sleep. A chance at a better life, where Steve and you can settle into normalcy together. Retire from the constant fear and panic of daily survival out in the open. The taste of prosperity and the sense of peace, an almost tangible reality for the two of you. 
Steve senses sleep has set in for you, the ease of your regulated breathing paired with your gentle snores. He nestles himself into the crook of your neck, his fingers instinctively migrate to your ring smoothing over the cool metal, his thick whiskers tickle lightly at your skin as he whispers reserved confessions into the balmy. A gentle kiss to your shoulder before allowing himself to fully breathe easy, deciding to keep a watchful eye throughout the night. 
“You’ll be happier Genevieve, I promise.”
*
The sun is in its full glory once you both set out on the last stretch of your journey over the mountain.
Steve had been rather short with you all morning, you chalked it up to his tossing and turning all night, his eyes bloodshot, evident in lacking sleep— he had promised everything was fine, so you believed him. 
“How much longer do you think we have?” Not really knowing what to talk about with the uneasiness that’s been going on all morning. 
“I don’t know, Eve— they guy said it was about a 3 hour walk from the resort. We’ve been walking close to 2 and a half, so we’re probably close.”
“Please don’t call me—“
“Jesus Christ Genevieve! I’m fucking sorry! But you don’t make it easy for me sometimes— I feel like I’m always at a fucking arms length away from you even after 21 fucking years.” Anger shoots from his mouth like bullets, you’re not sure you’ve ever seen him like this, at least never towards you. “It’s a goddamn name! Gen, Eve, Genevieve— they’re all the fucking same!” 
“I-I’m sorry.” Tears prick at your eyes, you try your best to not let them fall— you’ll save them for when you’re alone in the safety of your new home. 
“Fuck! No, I’m sorry— shit! C’mere.”
Steve pulls you into him, his face hot against your cheek as he holds you close, the button down he’s wearing is drenched in sweat, there’s a slight tremble to the grip he has on you. 
“Are you okay?” You pull back to get a better look at him, beads of sweat glisten across his forehead, his cheeks flushed a bright red. 
“Yeah, just really fucking tired.” 
*CLICK*
“Hands where we can see them! Slowly, no fast movements!” A woman’s voice echoes through the air. 
Steve releases you from his arms, both of you slowly turning, arms raised up as you were told. 
There’s 5 of them, all on horses with their guns drawn in your direction. The woman seems to be in charge of the group, her horse placed a few feet in front of the others.
“We don’t mean no harm, we’re just trying to get to the settlement just over this mountain. You must be Maria? I was told you might greet us before we got there.” Steve says, keeping his tone even as explains himself. 
“Am I supposed to know who you are?” She asks, her expression still unreadable as she waits for Steve to respond. 
“No— you don’t, but I was told you would bring us the rest of the way in.” 
Maria takes a minute to decide whether she wants to believe Steve or not. 
“Scan them.” Looking back at one of the men behind her, nodding to where Steve and you are still standing with your arms raised. “I don’t care who you talked to, you get scanned before you come in.” 
The man grabs a device from his saddle pack, then makes his way towards you, the other 3 men’s guns still aimed, fingers hovering over their triggers. 
“Lady’s first.” The man states, placing the device on your neck, there’s a small zap to your skin when the scan is administered. 
“Green!” He shouts, holding the device up to show the green screen in Maria’s direction. 
You breathe a sigh of relief, even though you knew you were fine. 
Turning towards Steve, the man places the scanner on Steve’s neck, Steve’s eyes locking with yours as the man presses the designated button to conduct the virus scan. 
The man steps back quickly, a flash of red catches your attention. 
“RED!” He holds the device up. 
The other men direct their aim to Steve, his head hanging low and no sign of resistance to finding out he’s infected. 
“Steve! No— Tell them you’re not infected!” Insisting he speak up. “He’s not infected! Scan him again! Please!” You scream at the group, your voice straining as you plead with them to scan Steve again, convinced it was a bad read. 
“Please!! Scan him—“
“Genevieve— it’s not wrong.” Steve says. 
You turn to him, chest heaving and your throat burning from yelling, confused by what he’s saying.
“What? What do you mean it’s not wrong? You’re not infected Steve— you’re just tired, they need to scan you again!”
“I was bit.” 
You can feel the blood drain from your face as the words leave his mouth. Your brain takes a moment to register what he had said. 
Bit. 
Infected. 
“No— no! No, no no!”
“Genevieve—“
“W-when?”
“Last night, there was a runner that came out of one of the other cabins—“
Steve’s confession hits you like a ton of bricks in slow motion. You hate it and don’t want to believe a single thing he’s saying, because the reality is that this is where it ends for him— for you. 
The tears burn as they begin to stream down your face. 
“You didn’t say anything though—“
“I needed to get you here— I needed you to be safe.”
Your chest heaves as you try to catch your breath, throwing yourself at him, anchoring your arms around his neck. 
“No! I can’t do this without you— I can’t lose you too!” 
“Yes, you can. You’re the bravest person I’ve known in a long time. You’re going to get there and you’re going to meet new people and you will be able to help out because that’s what you love— you love helping people and I love that about you. This is your chance to start over, to be happy— do that for me?” His hands cup your face so he can look at you, his eyes filled with tears as well. “Do me a favor, write me one of your letters— I want to know everything.”
You nod, unable to speak, the lump in your throat growing as your remaining time together dwindles away. 
“I love you, Genevieve.” His words muffled against your skin, leaving one last kiss on your forehead. 
“I love you, too.” You breathe out, your eyes closed savoring his soft touch one last time. 
“How long?” Maria asks Steve.
“Probably ‘nother hour left, give or take.”
“Alright Genevieve— you’re riding with me, hand your pack to one of my men. Andrew, you hang back with Steve— you know what to do.” Maria orders everyone. 
Wiping your tears before placing a kiss to Steve’s cheek, then turning to where Maria is waiting for you, handing your pack to one of her men. Maria leans down to grab onto your arm, as you hoist yourself up onto the backside of the horse. 
“Let’s head back.” Maria says, pulling the reins up and to one side to signal the horse to turn around, a click of her tongue has the horse moving forward in the direction of the settlement. 
You can’t bear to look back in Steve’s direction, not trusting yourself to not run back to him. 
Leaving him and knowing his fate is like reliving the same pain you endured 21 years ago. The outbreak takes everything from you for a second time. 
Your world shatters, crumbling as the horse carries you further and further from him. 
*BANG*
The sound ricochets out over the valley, your heart sinks as a new wave of tears silently fall. 
*
You don’t remember the entire ride to the settlement or how you ended up on the porch of a two story house. 
Maria had mentioned putting you up in her brother-in-law's converted garage, a small studio bedroom where those new to the settlement would stay while their permanent residence were being cleaned and prepped. She said it wasn’t anything special and you’d have to use the main houses kitchen and bathroom, but you’d have your own space in a few days— so interacting with a few strangers was the least you could do for the hospitality. 
You honestly didn’t care where she put you for the time being, the stables would have been enough, you just wanted to be alone. 
Glancing over your shoulder you see others moving about freely, children running about in the open, a stark contrast between what you had been so used to. 
There’s rows and rows of homes, a small town-like area, a community garden— this place was everything that Steve had described to you, he would have loved it. 
The opening of the front door pulls you back to the front porch where you’re standing with Maria. 
“We’ve got a newcomer, she’s going to stay here until we get a room ready down the street.” Maria explained to the young girl who is glaring at you. 
“Why do you keep bringing them here? This isn’t a shelter— can’t she stay somewhere else?”
“No, she can’t. This is Ellie, her bark is worse than her bite— she’ll grow on you. Ellie, this is Genevieve let’s let her get comfortable and situated— she just lost whom I’m assuming was her husband, so please make her feel welcomed.” Maria coerses Ellie into letting you stay, but you don’t miss the eye rolling throw your way. 
The home is spacious and inviting, you decide it’s far more comfortable than the stables would have been. 
“Ellie, can you grab Genevieve a glass of water please.” It’s more of a demand than an ask. “Here Genevieve, have a seat here at the table. I’m sure Ellie can make you something to eat if you’re hungry too.”
“So now we’re a shelter and we have room service? Her legs don’t seem broken to me—.” 
“Ellie, glass of water!”
The girl grunts something under her breath as she follows through with getting you water, you settle into a chair and try to not let the unwelcome feeling that’s been looming over you since you set foot in the house add to the pain that is still radiating through you. 
You wipe a few tears you hadn’t realized had fallen, a new wave of emotions hitting you, another moment of realization of Steve not being here with you like you had both talked about. 
“Is there anything else I can get you Genevieve?” Maria cautiously places a hand on your shoulder, you take it as her way of apologizing for your loss. 
“Umm, just my bag would be great and a shower would be nice.” You sniffle, ready to lock yourself away for the day, not wanting to be forced to have unwanted conversations with a teenager who already hates your new presence. 
“I’ll go grab your bag from the stables, then you can start getting settled.” She gives your shoulder a light squeeze before turning for the front door. “Ellie, be nice.”
A glass of water is placed in front of you, a few cubes of ice float around the clear liquid. You don’t even remember the last time you had enjoyed an ice cold drink. 
Ellie situates herself in the chair across from you, looking as if she wants to say something. 
“So— your husband is dead?” 14 years old and a great conversationalist. 
“No— y-yes.” Your chest aches at the mention of ‘your husband.’
“Well, that’s not confusing. So, did you watch him die?”
“Hmm?” 
“Your husband, did you watch your husband die?” She asks again. 
“N-no.”
“I’m all out of questions then.” She slinks back into her chair. 
You stare at the ice, almost half the size it was when it was placed in front of you. Wishing you could slowly melt away, become the nothingness you feel like. 
The front door swings open and closes with a gentle click, the clunking sound of boots makes the presence of whoever stepped into the house known. 
“Hey kid, sorry I’m late. Tommy wanted to get drinks after our patrol.” 
A deep husky voice permeates the room, its thick syrupy tone seeps into every little crevice of your memory, its familiarity prompting the goosebumps to form across your body. 
“I didn’t know we were having guests— this a new friend of yours?” He asks, his foot step getting closer to where you're still seated at the table, your back turned to him. 
“Fuck no! It’s one of Maria’s strays. Said she has to stay here until her room is available— which is bullshit if you ask me!” She spouts off, her annoyance very apparent. 
“Ellie, manners!” He grits out. 
You lift yourself from the chair, steadying your weak state on the table and chair as you turn in his direction. 
Your heart nearly stops the moment your eyes land on him— a ruggedness to him, his soft brown eyes filled with a darkness that comes with loss and sorrow, his dark locks and beard sprinkled with tuffs of gray, an overall hardness about him that hides his true self. 
“Joel?” Your eyes wide and filled with more tears, the name is barely a whisper as it falls into the air. 
“Eve?” A name he never thought he would say again. 
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tobiasdrake ¡ 6 months ago
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My concept for a series of Live-Action Dragon Ball movies is one I've been working on for years. I'm not changing nearly as much as your ideas are, though. The general idea is that all of the movies are around 2-2.5 hours, and the first three movies all cover a Dragon Ball arc plus one of the Tenkaichi Budokais.
If you doubt that a movie can cram an entire tournament arc in its second half, watch Warrior (2011). It's one of my favorite sports movies ever, and it convinced me that this structure was viable.
No, I believe it can be done. And it's fun to think about.
I'm shooting for one arc per film because the main barrier I ran up against is production time. Live-action movies generally take about 2-4 years to produce, which can be a problem when you're dealing with child actors aging in real time between films.
In a perfect world where I could somehow get these films greenlit to film back-to-back and had a roadmap in place from the start, I think it'd be possible to release a movie every couple of years.
Even then, I'd still probably have to knock a couple years off of Goku and Bulma's ages. Then you have Goku and Bulma at around:
Hunt for Dragon Balls: 10/14 21st Tenkaichi Budokai: 12/16 Red Ribbon Army: 14/18 22nd Tenkaichi Budokai: 16/20 Piccolo-Daimao: 18/22 23rd Tenkaichi Budokai: 20/24
Once the 23rd is done, the pressure eases off. Later Dragon Ball has adult characters whose ages can be a lot more flexible and also plenty of many-year time-gaps, as opposed to the seven-year span of time that six movies starring child actors need to take place in.
That does mean dialing way back on the first arc's constant perving on Bulma but that's not a bug, it's a feature.
There is some wiggle room for the characters not precisely matching their actors' ages. But only some. Adult actors playing teenagers has been a thing for decades but it's hard to pass a 33-year-old off as 12. Generally speaking, CW Casting is used for high schoolers.
You could probably get away with it for Bulma, but maybe not with Goku around? I dunno. I think sticking a realistic 12-year-old played by a child actor next to a grown-ass middle-aged women playing a teenager would probably crack the illusion. So I just wanna go child actors for both of 'em.
In practice, this is part of what just... makes Dragon Ball unfilmable. Animation doesn't have to deal with the reality that Goku's going to necessarily have to age a lot between movies.
Nonetheless, it's still fun to think about. I always wanted to be a producer as a kid.
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badbatchposts ¡ 10 months ago
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Quiet Corners of the Galaxy, Ch. 25
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Relevant tags/content warnings: Crosshair/Original Female Character, Slow Burn, Enemies to Lovers, Periodic Smut, Canon-Typical Violence, Alcohol Use, 18+/Explicit
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Chapter 25 summary: The squad copes with the discovery of the missing clones, and Crosshair learns more of Dara's backstory.
Extra content warnings for this chapter: blood/injury; grief; corpses/mass grave
Crosshair couldn’t tear his eyes away from the spot where Dara was rooted to the ground, kneeling over a pit containing the remains of the clone prisoners. He couldn’t see what she was looking at from this angle, but he knew it wouldn’t be pretty.
“I—I think you should take Omega back to the ship,” she told Hunter over the comms. “She shouldn’t see this.”
The Sergeant sighed, a tired, defeated sound. “Understood. Come on, kid—we’ll go get the Marauder for a pick-up while the rest of the squad finishes up here.”
If Omega had any objections, she wasn’t voicing them over the comm line as she and Hunter made their way through the forest in the direction of their ship. It would be a few hours before they could return with the Marauder, hopefully arriving around the time of the planet’s early sunset.
Dara still hadn’t moved. “Can the rest of you find some shovels and come to my position?” she requested weakly. “Kriffing Imperials just tossed them in the garbage pit. They didn’t even have the decency—” She cut off suddenly, clearing her throat.
“Affirmative. We’ll be there in a few minutes,” Echo let her know. Through his scope, Crosshair saw Dara finally get to her feet, staggering over to a nearby tree. She held herself propped against it for a minute, then—with a sudden violence that made him flinch—crashed her fist against the bark, over and over, until her blows steadily grew weaker and stopped. Then she was motionless again, fist still clenched, breathing heavily. Her shoulders remained tense, but her face was turned away from him—he couldn’t help but think that it felt deliberate, like she was guarding her expression from his gaze.
Tech, Echo, and Wrecker arrived just as Crosshair climbed down off the roof. Dara took one of the shovels, picked a spot a sufficient distance away, and started digging without a word as the rest of them leaned over the pit. There were bones scattered around its edges, no doubt the result of animal activity; in the pit itself, skulls, femurs, and rib cages were all easily identifiable, emerging from corpses in various states of decomposition, all mixed in with the facility’s other refuse. Wrecker lifted his helmet off for barely a second before he gagged and slammed it back on his head; Dara had pulled off her soiled poncho and wrapped a scarf from her pack around her face and nose. While Tech and Echo worked on disinterring the bodies from the pit, separating them from trash and giving the loose bones some semblance of order, Wrecker and Crosshair joined Dara and set to digging. They were silent for over an hour, interrupted only by the occasional grunt.
“Dara,” Tech called suddenly. He was standing by the pit, holding a small bone, entirely cleared of flesh. “Will you pass me your glow rod?”
She took a break from digging and dug it out of her pack, tossing it to him before returning, without comment, to her task.
Tech disappeared into the facility for a few minutes, returning with a look of grim satisfaction.
“It is just as I suspected,” he informed them. “The remains also glow in the ultraviolet spectrum. We can infer that the substance that we discovered was being tested on the clones.”
The rest of the men straightened up from their tasks and climbed out of the pit and the new grave they were in the process of digging, taking advantage of the distraction to take a few sips from their canteens and open ration bars at a distance from the stench of decay. Dara, however, didn’t even turn to look, just continued to remove dirt by the shovelful.
“So was it the chemical that killed them, or did the Empire just dispose of them when they decided they’d served their purpose?” Echo wondered darkly.
“It is difficult to tell,” Tech admitted. “So far I have not identified any injuries to the bodies consistent with violent deaths, although the advanced state of decomposition makes that challenging to determine. I have, however, scanned several samples and should be able to analyze them later to find out more.”
“How many are there?” Wrecker asked, his expression uncharacteristically grim.
Echo shook his head sadly. “Dozens. Probably everyone on the list that we found.”
As the three continued their discussion, Crosshair watched Dara, who was still digging at an incessant, even punishing pace. Sighing, he dropped back down into the wide, deep grave they’d managed to carve out of the soft earth. They had made good progress, although they still had a while to go before it would be sufficient for a burial.
Crosshair approached her cautiously, like a wild animal. His earlier avoidance no longer mattered to him, his resentment all but forgotten. There was something off about her, a palpable tension that threatened to uncoil at any moment.
“Burk’yc,” he said, as gently as he could. “Take a break.”
“I’m fine,” she muttered.
“No, you’re not,” Crosshair insisted. “At least get something to drink.”
“I said I’m fine,” Dara snapped back, finally turning to look at him for the first time all day, only to shoot him as venomous a glare as he’d ever seen from her. She dragged the back of one hand against her forehead, wiping away sweat and dirt. As she did, he caught a glimpse of her palm: a long gash leaked a trail of blood that smeared along the handle of her shovel. The skin around it was already blistered and broken, red and raw, and her knuckles where she had hit the tree were bruised and bloody.
At the sight of her injuries, Crosshair felt his stomach drop. It was obvious, from the moment she had found the pit, that she was distressed—none of them were pleased, this was a worst-case scenario for what they expected to find—but he hadn’t realized how far she would push. Somehow, against all logic, he was more worried for her safety now than he had been when she was shot. Did she even realize she was hurt? Couldn’t she feel it?
“You’re obviously not fine,” he growled, crowding closer to her and grasping at her hands. He turned them palms up, trying to get a better look past the blood and dirt. Her other hand didn’t look much better, and he winced when he noticed tiny shards of transparisteel still clinging to the skin. “Did this happen when you fell?”
Dara stared dumbly at her wounds for a moment before trying to shake him off. “It doesn’t matter.”
Crosshair only gripped her more firmly by the wrists. “This can wait. You need to—”
“I don’t need to do anything,” she interrupted, pulling away violently. “I’m fine, just— just let me keep digging.” She grabbed her shovel from where it had dropped at her feet and made to continue.
“Just stop!” Crosshair commanded, temper boiling over. “You’re not a clone. They’re not your brothers, they’re ours, so don’t pretend like it’s your job to bury them. Take a kriffing break so I can fix your hands, now!”
Dara did stop at that, fingers flexing around the handle of the shovel as she glared straight back at him. She looked like she was deciding whether to yell at Crosshair or punch him. Finally, she threw down her shovel and shoved past him, scrambling out of the hole. She grabbed her pack on her way past and stalked into the forest without a backwards glance.
Crosshair turned to where his brothers were staring down at him disapprovingly and crossed his arms.
“What?” he barked. “I was trying to be nice!”
Wrecker frowned. “Well, ya did a terrible job.”
Crosshair threw his hands up in exasperation. “I don’t know what her problem is!”
“Ah,” Tech began matter-of-factly. “It is likely that she is experiencing some acute psychological distress. Her discovery of this mass grave has, in all probability, reminded her of the Empire’s massacre of her home village.”
The others blinked at him, stunned. “Tech, how was I supposed to know about that?” Crosshair finally demanded.
Tech tilted his head. “Oh—yes. I forgot to inform you all of what I had discovered of Dara’s biography once we learned her birth name.” He cleared his throat and frowned down at his datapad as he pulled up the relevant file and began reading. “Keranji Daranjal, born on Onderon, childhood friend of Steela and Saw Gerrera. Attended university in Onderon’s capital city, where she began advanced graduate training in linguistics, specializing in non-human, primitive cultures. She has published some quite fascinating studies, in fact—”
“Get to the point, Tech,” Echo interjected.
“Ah, of course,” Tech acknowledged. “Apologies. Dara’s research was interrupted during the Clone Wars when her mentor, the linguist Palo Bragus, was gunned down by Separatist droids during a public demonstration. She then abandoned her studies to join the Gerreras in the formation of their insurgent group. After they succeeded in reinstating the former king, she left Onderon; a little over a year ago the Empire sought her out as a means to track down Saw. The village where she and the Gerreras grew up was burned down in the attempt to locate her. Many of the villagers were killed…including Dara’s only family: a brother, sister-in-law, and their two children.”
He cleared his throat again, glancing up at his brothers. “The Empire now has Keranji Daranjal listed as deceased, so I can only presume that she faked her death shortly afterward. As far as I know, Dara has never been back to Onderon. She never had the chance to bury her dead.”
There it was, then: everything Dara had built all those careful walls to protect, the origins of her rage and her grief, what Crosshair had been so eager to see exposed. A war she had fought in and survived, only for more utter violence and destruction to come when she thought it was all over. Death upon death upon death, and at the center of it all, Dara, still alive, but alone.
Her story was a lot like that of the clones, in fact. And he had somehow managed to rub it in that these weren’t even her corpses to bury. 
The men avoided eye contact. Tech and Echo had done the best they could with removing the bodies from the garbage pit and had stacked them reverently to the side of the grave, awaiting their new resting place. They joined the others as they returned to digging, though Crosshair kept glancing out towards the forest, where Dara had disappeared.
Wrecker laid a hand on his shoulder. “She’ll be alright,” he murmured.
The sun was setting and they could hear the Marauder’s approach by the time Dara returned, carrying a wide, flat stone. Though the hole they’d managed to dig was no monument to wealth, the bodies of the clones were now safely blanketed in soil, deep enough to protect them from further disturbances, animal or otherwise. The squad stood quietly by the grave as she approached and knelt, gently laying the stone at its center.
Her hands somehow managed to have gotten worse, Crosshair noticed. Still, she didn’t seem to feel the pain, only clenched her fists, rose, and went to the ship without a word. On the stone, she had painstakingly carved a one-word epitaph for the clones, the Aurebesh letters rustic and clumsy. It read:
Brothers
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konxhk ¡ 5 months ago
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Fun facts about Taemi
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A few fun facts about Taemi Mori, Ultimate Ringmaster and my danganronpa OC, why am I posting this? 1. It's fun and seems like a good way to make her feel more human and 2. I want to keep the posting somewhat consistent.
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1. She absolutely loves rollercoasters, any place that she goes and has one she will try to go.
2. She has horrible hearing, mainly due to the loud circus music and own loud music she hears daily.
3. She has to brush her teeth a lot cause she loves to eat sweets, especially sour ones.
4. She adresses others as 'my friend' and 'my dear' more often than not, like, 'Koizumi, my dear! I've been looking for you' or 'Soda, my friend, could you please hand me that?'
5. She loves listening to Electro Swing.
6. She hates hot weathers.
7. She actually has a pretty great attention to detail.
8. She has created a secret language out of boredom before for the plans about the circus.
9. Her favorite holiday is Halloween for a ton of reasons.
10. Despite being the best at it, she still manages to get into a lot of minor work accidents at the circus.
11. Has a bunch of copies of the same pieces of clothing in different patterns, with little different details but overall similar.
12. Her first reaction to getting scared is freezing up and then laughing it off after the shock wears off.
13. Is a sucker for old Disney movies, her favorite's Alice in Wonderland yet funny enough her favorite character isn't the Mad Hatter but Alice herself.
14. Sure, she might not be a grown adult but still, do NOT let this woman drive, she'll run over three people at best.
15. Her favorite season is autumn, tho spring is a close second.
16. Knows how to do makeup yet only does the poker marks on her eyes as she doesn't really think full on makeup suits her.
17. Likes to do random stuff with her cane such as pointing, reaching for, hitting and even rarely throwing it at things, this has caused for her current cane to be very resistent and interesting situations to occur.
18. Absolutely despises spicy food, she'll run from a pack of Takis with her life.
19. Her love language is quality time above anything else, maybe words as well but those may be a bit peculiar at times so it's a second option.
20. Really likes playing board and cards games with her friends and crew, will break a chair by the end of the game.
21. Has a very low tolerance to alcohol, it's okay tho, she's not a big fan of alcohol anyways, only drinks it if needed.
22. She loves all types of animals and treats the ones of her circus as fellow circus members, ringleaders which treat animals poorly disgust her and she feels quite annoyed when others assume that she does the same.
23. Raises her pinky finger when drinking from a cup, no real reason, just a small habit.
24. Never really cared about pronouns and won't mind if you call her by the wrong ones as long as you aren't a jerk.
25. Stays overnight planning acts and interesting stuff for work, somehow the ideas flow at that hour and the shows end up being entertaining as hell.
And that's pretty much it! Hope it was interesting and that you liked it. Kinda thinking of making a roleplay blog of her because of all the ones going around recently, it seems fun but still not sure of the idea.
Poker themed dividers made by @/kodaswrld
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muchi13kitty ¡ 6 months ago
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Gift for @creat0rstudi0
After 4 hours of work I was able to finish it, I drew your oc in the style of STAR SUPER ADVENTURES from 2017
But..
What is STAR SUPER ADVENTURES?
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It is a different Au from the others, instead of the protagonist being an Italian, that is, a girl who looks like a little 7-year-old girl but is actually 18 years old, she works in a candy store that is also a pastry shop. STAR SUPER ADVENTURES is based on mythological creatures, music, colors, violence, nightmares, adventures, pirate cruises, everything you can imagine. (something like Alice in Wonderland, one of my favorite movies)
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Meadow canssidy gina II
She is an 18 year old girl but she is always mistaken for a 7 year old girl. She is very pretty, kind and optimistic (I based it on Unikitty, my favorite character when I was 5 years old) she is very strong, she can break bones with a single fist and she can carry a house without any problem she runs very fast like thunder no one can catch her Meadow knows how to play the electric guitar she plays death metal and thrash metal she can make her voice deep like that of a man she lives in "The kingdom of candy" but in reality It is not her home Meadow is from Taxco de Alarcon a city in Mexico Yes she is Mexican (me too) She has a twin sister Her name is Penny She has the power to speak with animals She has 4 dogs The first is a Chihuahua puppy and The name of the second is a little xoloitzcuintle dog, the third is a Doberman and the fourth, the oldest, is a calupoh dog, a wolf dog that is a Mexican breed and of course it has a giant and fat opossum, it is very cute (then I'll draw it) Penny knows how to play the guitar something else She has 6 fingers and can write with both hands, she has a necklace of the Virgin of Guadalupe and she always carries holy water, a Christian cross, some seeds called deer's eye, etc., but not everything is rose-colored. Meadow has a trauma and It's war (she went to war when she was 4 years old) never say the word war to her because she will get out of control her eyes will become grotesque and she will kill anything (I based it a bit on flippy from happy tree friends one of my series favorites Penny didn't go to war) another trauma that Penny and Meadow have is when they saw their parents dead in a garbage bag.
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FAKE MEADOW
(her real name is "Eddie")
powers: electrocute (only sometimes electrocutes) multiply (that is, make a million clones of himself) with his plasma from his hand he can launch a large rainbow thunder with butterfly sweet flowers kompeitō and cute things (something like things from Sanrio) he can also Heal anyone like their hug can also explode like a nuclear bomb. Those who have butterflies, many colors, flowers, etc. but it can start an apocalypse of joy where everything becomes beautiful, colorful and cheerful and can read your mind only sometimes can become is a lion called Shido that only turns into a lion on October 27 and ends on November 5
some facts about her: Fake Meadow has a skull and her skull is super hard and impossible to break something like the Pachycephalosaurus Fake Meadow likes to hug others and her hug is so relaxing that she can calm you down Fake Meadow is very kind and friendly no she has enemies, he is like a capybara, he also has great intelligence that has even surpassed a robot. Fake Meadow smells like flowers, honey and strawberries. Fake Meadow is very fast, he runs like a bullet in the air and he also knows how to fight very nice. Fake Meadow is an expert swimmer and can even live in water without any problem. Fake Meadow eats piranhas. Fake Meadow has two hearts, one is made with lollipops and the other is a realistic heart that marks the life of fake Meadow and we kill it and tear it out. Acquire two hearts, a virus will be activated like a zombie, only this is the virus of the joy (based on a Gumball episode that is my favorite) Fake Meadow becomes a kind of happy zombie Another thing if there is a zombie apocalypse and a zombie bites Fake Meadow she won't become one Fake Meadow's blood is pink with glitter and tastes very sweet like a caprisun his pink eye allows him to see lost things and dangerous things. no boss can't defeat Fake Meadow because of his great kindness Meadow canssidy she loves Fake Meadow very much because she is his best friend.
You can tame with: heart-shaped cookies with jams candy-shaped candy and heart-shaped gummies (It's her favorite snacks)
her skills: Fake Meadow knows how to play the trumpet, the saxophone, the violin and the piano she learns very quickly she knows how to cook very well she knows how to fly in her an old umbrella (yes she has an old umbrella but it allows her to fly very high like an airplane) she knows kung fu and taekwondo with 2 taekwondo kicks he is destroying you your face he can change on the walls and the ceiling he knows how to escape from trees and land on his feet like a cat he has the nose of a dog and knows a lot about smells he can smell blood like sharks if he If you cut off a leg or an arm, someone will quickly believe him. He knows many remedies to cure you. He can talk to animals and can understand any language, even alien language. His fangs have poison with a single crunch. You can die. He sometimes sucks a little blood knows how to do Morse code or sign language knows a lot about mathematics has an elephant's memory, that is, having a memorable memory capacity, being able to not forget anything knows how to write with cursive letters and can turn its head like an owl she can revive plants and flowers with a single touch She can dodge anything without making any movement and she has good aim, meaning she can hit anything from a distance she can break many things with her head she can break can make magic dust that can make anything fly up to the ticket box She knows how to do super epic parkour, she dances very cool, she can even break dance, she can also climb a rainbow and also find the end of the rainbow Fake Meadow can also turn into a can if a machine crushes her she will turn into a can.
She works at: Meadow Canssidy's candy store, whether cleaning, making cakes, decorating, etc. Fake Meadow always wondered how can I make others happy? Well, he decided to build a kind of orphanage called "happy home" where there are children who have disabilities who have problems at home or abuse, because in this place they treat the children very well, they give them classes, a room, delicious meals, they play with them, and on Saturdays and Sundays they They take them for walks to different places.
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Her blue bow looks like candy but that bow serves as a key that can open something
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This pair of giant cotton balls are called "Mopon~ ÑOM" they are very cute and one of the two has a bell inside but it is impossible to know which is which and which is not sometimes it rings on one side other times on the other but oh well These also have feelings and can be prey the same as Fake Meadow
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It has a pocket that can store many things Fake Meadow in its pocket It has bandages Band-Aids It also has 2000s flip phone It also has a piece of Metal and a tentacle (she had 2 friends, it was a giant octopus and a rabbit with metal parts) and Chips for robots. A curious fact about Fake Meadow is that every time he picks up something metallic or a robot, Fake Meadow gets sad and feels very nostalgic
Inside his Fake Meadow chest he has a very powerful element that is kindness, it looks something like this
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Fake Meadow belongs to the "Flower Clan" she is the boss who can be whatever she wants and make her own rules there no one will do you any harm unless you are a person like Pizzahead because you can stay like that
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Fake Meadow hates people like pizzahead
but why does Fake Meadow hate people like pizzahead? well she had an owner her name is Tesshi she was a mad scientist who was also a lesbian she tortured and hurt Fake Meadow (torture 1: Beatings torture 2: Electrocuted torture 3: Stretch muscles torture 4: Beaten with whips torture 5: electric water or hot water like lava torture 6: Tests like rabbits torture 7: they gave him knives to swallow torture 8: dog muzzle torture 9: abuse (she was abused once a month) Tesshi forced Fake Meadow to do something she didn't want) Tesshi pities her for love and from there she has a great hatred for people like pizzahead because they remind her of her former owner.
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THE NOI
He is a jackalope, he is 24 years old, he hates humans and if he kills humans in cruel ways, he has a very serious wound on his back (the humans hurt him a lot) and that is why they wear a cape, but he does not kill the people who look like him. For example, "Noise" Noi does not kill him because it is believed that if he hurts a person who looks the same, the pain will also be felt. The Noi loves to make practical jokes, eat, murder humans, drink beer (he doesn't drink much), etc. Noi has 13 souls and has a huge and secret mission where he hides those 13 souls (if you enter that room the souls will say "please take me out of this room") Noi wants to dominate the world and wants to kill all humans. He is not half-demon and can become a large cat, a human, a very pretty woman, a dog, a small robot, a creature made of meat, a giant dragon, and when he was a child, Noi. He can revive, for example if you kill him with an ax, he is still alive and he has a demon heart that allows himself to stay alive. You can defeat Noi by pouring holy water on him or hitting his nose is his weakness. Noi knows how to play the Banjo, he has 2 types of music genres, the first is "Bluegrass" and the second is "Breakcore" when Noi breaks dances he makes drum sounds if it is something strange. Another thing about him is that he has soft fur and returns to Rompope (yes, when I create this character I base a Ice cream eggnog) Noi's best friend is Fake Meadow and he loves her very much.
Well then I will continue publishing more about "STAR SUPER ADVENTURES" and also characters postscript: I made this Au 7 years ago, I believe it on July 23, 2017, this year he will be 8 years old and I am also writing a book about "STAR SUPER ADVENTURES" :D
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uhhhhmanda ¡ 3 months ago
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Get to know me!
I was tagged by @mayykit 🥰
1. Origin of username?
My IRL first name is Amanda (that part survived the both the Great Name Change of 1999 and the Lesser Name Change of (checks notes) 2008. And I have uhhhh auditory processing issues.
2. OTPs/ships?
At the moment: Gahan (Kim Gaon / Kang Yohan: The Devil Judge) Yexie (Ye Baiyi / Xie Wang: Word of Honor) Jo Hyunsoo / Han Jaeho: The Merciless JWDS (Han Juwon / Lee Dongsik: Beyond Evil)
3. Favorite color?
There's very few I dislike, but I am a very big fan of every shade of green ever and mustard yellow.
4. Song stuck in my head?
For the last 12 hours it's been "Keep it up" by Soul Asylum. (I have a sideblog for earworm tracking!)
5. Weirdest habit/trait?
I have to take about 5 whole seconds to trawl my brain for what normal Americans call hot loppins (potholders) and luchies (binkies). For some reason these two words that were passed down through the family from either my Danish or German great-grandmother are much stronger than their modern American English equivalents.
6. Hobbies?
Reading (mostly nonfiction), writing (mostly fanfiction), researching (mostly incense and Buddhism), language learning (Chinese these days), watching Asian movies and TV, voiding warranties (mostly appliances), home repair/improvement, cooking/baking.
7. If you work, what's your profession?
Kinda? I don't really get paid for it but I am the bookkeeper for our small business. I also don't get paid to make flyers and album art for my husband's band. (I do enjoy it a lot more than the bookkeeping, though!) My husband calls me The War Department (meaning that he has to clear all expenditures with me) and I call myself the building and grounds guy (gender neutral). Most importantly, I am a slave to the whims of our two dogs and one cat.
8. If you could have any job?
Since I was a little kid I have wanted to buy and save condemned houses. I would also get a real kick out of being a one-person litter crew out on our beautiful and dangerous country roads. I love the stuff other people throw away, I guess.
9. Something you're good at?
I'm funny?
10. Something you hate?
When someone can't respect a boundary I've set. I am a human doormat so it only happens once in a blue moon but if I say "this is a hard no, please respect that" and someone tramples that we're done right then and there.
11. Something you forget?
Yeah I can forget almost anything, lol. Especially when asked a direct question about it!
12. Your love language?
Ok, I've listened to the podcast, I know the guy who came up with these things was a flaming turd but I'll be DAMNED if acts of service aren't 100% my love language. Can I cook for you? (I love you.) Can I fix that for you? (I love you.) Can I drive you there? (I love you.)
13. Favorite movies and TV shows?
Movies: Cold Comfort Farm, The Merciless, Crimson Peak, Rebecca (1940), Exhuma, P&P 2005, The Secret Garden (1993), and so many more. Man, I would be lost without Letterboxd.
TV: M*A*S*H, The X-files, Castle, Love Between Fairy and Devil, The Devil Judge, Beyond Evil, Healer, Her Private Life, The Rational Life, House MD, Granada Sherlock Holmes, ST:TOS and TNG.
15. Favorite animal?
I like so many animals, man. But my stock answer is opossum (the American kind) because we have a lot in common.
16. What was I like as a child?
What I would now consider my own worst nightmare: no filter, no off button, no chill, no volume control, and OBSESSED with always being the center of attention no matter what it took.
17. Favorite subject in school?
English pretty much always. I takes a pretty bad teacher to dampen my love of the written word. Similarly, I had some fantastic art teachers and some I wanted to push into the kiln, but I loved learning about art nonetheless.
18. Least favorite subject?
Math is close to torture for me. I have dyscalculia. There really isn't any learning method that can bring me lasting knowledge of numbers. I can't divide or multiply on paper and I really struggle to add and subtract -- but I understand formulas. Give me Excel and I can calculate ANYTHING because it's logic-based. I am a freak in the spreadsheets.
19. Best trait?
I'm helpful? I think? Yeesh, I dunno. I guess it depends on whether you mean what I consider to be my best trait and what others consider to be my best trait.
20. Worst trait?
I have been struggling for years against innate sarcasm and passive-aggression. I'm making real headway, but man, the tiniest inconvenience or perceived slight makes me backslide so hard into being just an annoying little fuckhead.
21. If you could change any detail of your life, what would it be?
Look, we love being self-employed, we really really do, but JESUS CHRIST I would LOVE for the money to be regular. It doesn't even have to be more! Just regular! I can't make plans! I never know when we will have the money for bills, let alone fun!
22. If you could travel in time, who would you want to meet?
I want to go back in time and tell myself not to take the job at [redacted] that quite literally ruined my life. I quit 15 years ago this June and I had two nightmares about my old boss just this week AND IT'S TUESDAY.
I am tagging anyone who wants to play!
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takami-takami ¡ 2 years ago
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Ok this is so random, but I just thought of this while playing The Sims 4 💀
Imagine showing your best friend Keigo the game, showing him how it works, etc. And Keigo starts playing, because why not, his best friend (and totally NOT his first ever crush) likes it, so he figures he's gonna like it too. And at first, he just makes silly characters when he's tired and needs to turn off his head for a while or has nothing to do, maybe he makes a character that is a cooking chef or something. But then one day, he gets an idea. He can make you. He can make both of you and put you into a nice little world that he can make, a world that he knows you would surely love to see, with all your favorite hangout spots and everything.
And so he starts playing. He put the both of you into the same house, because why not? And it starts off nicely, playing as the two of you, making the characters into best friends, just like the two of you are in real life.
One day, he's just mindlessly scrolling through YouTube, looking for additional mods that he can download to make his game even better and more realistic. And he runs into one. And when he does, he has to close his laptop and think for a second. After a little self humiliation, he quickly downloads the mod and puts it in the proper mod file.
The mod in question is one of the more realistic mods out there - the Wicked Whims mod (for those not familiar - it's an 18+ mod with 18+ animations...). At first, he doesn't use it, but he knows it's there. He keeps playing, his character having a lot of fun with the character that is supposed to resemble you.
But one day his fantasies grow a little stronger. As he lays on the bed, fisting his cock to the thought of you, he remembers the certain file that is currently sitting innocently in his laptop. He doesn't waste a second as he gets up and opens the game with one hand.
Since your characters were already best friends, it wasn't that hard to quickly get them to do their first kiss. And then their first makeout session. And oh god he can't wait any longer-
He open the list of the animations, every description is like a drug that he can't keep his hand and eyes off of. It's paradise, he thinks. And so he spends and hour - was it already and hour? - edging himself to every animation he has downloaded, trying to find the perfect one. He tries every surface that is accessible, as he still projects how this would look like irl in his mind's eye.
One the post nut clarity sets in, he immediately deletes the mod and all of the animations off of his laptop in embarrassment. (Don't worry, he for sure redownloaded them all a few days later..)
:)
Starts slamming my head against the wall.
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maria-mga2024mi5017 ¡ 2 months ago
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Character dialogs/mouth movements
18/04/2025
Hi everyone! Today I will be focusing on animating my characters' dialogs. I believe it was best that I started with blocking out their movements first since there was so much to do. But now I just need to complete the dialogs for the first three scenes, and I should be ready to add in the lights to the setup and have the files ready for rendering!
Work in Progress :-
I'm actually glad I decided to work on the character's movements first because that was the most time-consuming part of this project. The lip syncing/ dialog animation wasn't too hard because of the advance skeleton demo rig features, where you can easily shape the mouth movements for speech.
In case I didn't mention this in ant of my previous posts, I changed my story for the 11 second club animation to a more lighthearted and simpler story since the waitress rig, I wanted to use initially wasn't showing up in the render. So, I decided to use 2 of the 'Advanced Skeleton demo rigs' called Tuna and Clairee since I need to save up on time to complete this project.
Now for my work in progress I would say that the most time-consuming part was animating the character's movements. I think I spent only a few hours yesterday evening to finish the dialog animation for scene 1 and half of scene 2 and then finished scene 2 and scene 3 today morning.
Before confirming and completing the dialog scenes, I actually got some of my family members to watch each scene and comment if the lip movements looked good or not for the character.
Overall, it was a fun project. I just wished I knew about the advanced skeleton demo rigs sooner. Then I could've completed this way before. But regardless, I'm thankful that Krishantha showed us how the demo rigs work.
Scene 1 (Tuna) - Completed
Scene 2 (Clairee) - Completed [19/04/2025]
Scene 3 (Tuna) - Completed [19/04/2025]
Scene 4 (Clairee & Alden) - Completed [19/04/2025]
Scene 5 (Alden) - Completed [19/04/2025]
Test 1 (No lighting): -
This video is a combination of play blasts of all 5 scenes. Scenes 1 to 4 are the only scenes containing animation, whereas the last scene will be a still shot of Alden/plat and the note left by Clairee.
The only thing off here is the cut from scene 2 to scene 3. I want Clairee to be cut off by Tuna in an abrupt way. But the transition needs to look much smoother....
I will figure this out before I render the animation!
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