#and preferences and likes and just. a personality in general

[luckyladylily]

This is a very weird post to me because it's the most technically correct thing I've ever read in my life, but in a way that makes me think OP has not only lost the thread on kink vs vanilla but has gotten so lost in the sauce they are missing the point of fan fic in general.

To address kink vs vanilla, I have extensive real world experience and I can tell you right now that you cannot predict or otherwise draw hard conclusions about kink based on a person's personality or lived experiences. There can be some patterns, but they are not hard patterns you can count on. This is the way in which this post is very technically correct. It is absolutely true that character's favorite position could be no frills missionary, even if they seem like the kinkiest mother fucker who ever walked the earth. Some people do in fact have vanilla sex.

But that's a very weird thing to point out because most people already know this, and even in explicit fandom fics with bdsm dynamics are out numbered by fics focusing on more vanilla sex, especially in fics that are actually about character work where bdsm dynamics are so rare fics like this often don't even exist at all for many ships.

I know this because, for personal reasons I won't get into, "vanilla sex" (and how people write it) is deeply uncomfortable to me. I like character focused explicit fic, but trying to find something that doesn't make me want to claw my skin off means sifting through dozens of vanilla fics to find one fic that strays from vanilla dynamics enough to be palatable. And that's when I'm lucky and such a fic exists at all. This has held true in every single pairing and fandom I've ever spent time in.

The only 2 areas where dom/sub dynamics or other heavy kinks outweigh vanilla dynamics in fandom is discussion of sex among kinky fans and one shots specifically dedicated to low or zero context sex. In other words, where interesting sexual dynamics are more important than the actual characters involved. The parts of fandom where characters are just pretty dolls we use to populate our sexual fantasies.

The second post has it completely wrong. In these spaces, It's not that kink is a substitute for personality, it's that kink trumps personality. Fandom is playing with dolls, and maybe for you character work is what it's all about, but that's not true for everyone. We all play with the dolls differently, and it's not like people who are in it for the low context sexual fantasy are suddenly going to be into character work now you've pointed this out, so what's the point? If these people won't play correctly (according to you), then they shouldn't play at all?

Fandom is not a zero sum game. Out of character bdsm one shots are not actually taking away from your character focused works.

This is complaining about people playing with their dolls in a way you don't like. If you prefer one way of playing with the dolls the answer is to find like minded people, not getting pissy about others playing with their toys wrong.

nothing but respect for our troops (smut writers) but listen. i dont want to be the person to tell you this, but not every character is going to be a dom or a sub. some people. and i know this is hard to hear. but some people do have vanilla sex. and some of those people might even be The Character.

[heartyluv]

—Click Here— for Camboy!Caleb masterlist!

Note: They’re so filthy, (I say as if I’m not the one writing it). I hope you enjoy, luvlys! ;)

Warning: Sub!Caleb, he’s begging, handjob, cock ring and brief attempt of pocket pussy use (you’ll see why), you kindaaa dom him (again, you’ll see why i said kinda), you have to be quiet 🤫, use of ‘good boy’, cum licking, brief mention of spit, you end up sitting on his cock (i think i got it all)

Word Count: 2.4K

Summary: You and your husband try out some new toys.

SubbyCamboy!Caleb/Reader

“She sleep?” Caleb asks once you enter your bedroom and silently shut the door with a gentle click of the lock to follow.

“Out like a light,” you grin. You would forever be thankful for your precious three year old daughter who made bedtime the easiest thing on the planet. Because of her simplicity and general love for sleep—since she gets to be surrounded by her dozens of plushies—, it allowed you and Caleb to almost always have some alone time when the sun set. Whether it be basking in comfortable silence together while watching a movie or silently indulging in each other’s bodies, it was a gift you never took for granted.

“You still up for tonight?”

He sets his phone down, shrugging with a faux nonchalant smile like he isn’t buzzing with the same level of excitement as you. “I’m ready to go if you are.”

Biting your lip, you scurry over to him and lean down to where he sits in the bed, kissing him deeply and squealing when he keeps you close in your efforts to try to pull away. Once you’re finally released with a generous slap to the ass by your husband, you go to your tall dresser and open the drawer to pull out the fresh bottle of lube and the new toys you cleaned when they arrived earlier.

“I remember when I used to watch you use something like this one.” You inspect the pocket pussy, the memories of gawking at Caleb on your phone screen when you were once strangers in a fan to content creator relationship, flooding your mind. He would spill his cum into the one he once owned as he cursed under his breath at the same time you’d rub your clit faster to catch up with him.

Good times. But they were even better, now. Now he was your man, the father of your beautiful Sloane Xia, and most importantly, your best friend.

“Mhm. And I remember it was one of your favorites,” he smirked. “I think you were one of the first to send in a request for a personal video of me using it.”

Your cheeks heated. It was a shot in the dark—or so you thought. It took all of you to drop the embarrassment and just send him the $100, along with asking for a video of him fucking the realistic enough vagina model. Not only did he do it and got to it quicker than you anticipated, but he consistently chanted out about how badly he wished it was you he was fucking and filling up.

That video fundamentally rewired your brain, and you still have it to this day.

At the time, you knew it was simply for the content and to ensure that his viewer get their moneys worth. But now that your life looks the way it does, you wondered if he unintentionally spoke his desires into the universe and was ultimately granted his wish.

Once on your side of the bed, you sit down on top of the covers that Caleb’s beneath, handing him the cock ring first.

You and Caleb rarely used toys when you officially got together. The only thing that would make an appearance in your sex life would be your trusty pink vibrating wand, but other than that—you two preferred to find ways to please each other with what you were equipped with. It was more fun that way—to try and find new positions, as well as other things to spice it up.

It was last week that you brought up wanting to try some out. After seeing a couple you two were friends with who created similar content use a cock ring in their video, you couldn’t resist showing Caleb. He was more than willing to do it, especially when he saw how turned on it made you.

“I’ve never seen you use one of these, though.”

He takes the little contraption, inspecting it with pursed lips. “I did once, but I never recorded it.”

Your eyes widened and your jaw dropped. “You used a cock ring and I never knew?!”

“You never asked, pretty. Besides, it didn’t do much for me.”

“No?” you tease. “Did it do this?”

You press the silver button, the gentle buzz of the ring sounding.

“It absolutely did not do that,” he said astounded with a deep chuckle. The vibrating in his hand immediately sent blood rushing to his cock.

“Are you hard?” you cooed, shutting off the ring and palming him through his boxers on top of the covers.

“A little, yeah.”

You open and close your other hand, gesturing for him to hand it over. “Let me see.”

Caleb groans when your hand slides away from him. Already shirtless, he throws the sheet off his body, sitting up more so he can inch his underwear down enough to release his semi-hard dick.

“Aht,” you scold flirtatiously. “All the way off.”

“Yes ma’am.”

Your pussy throbs at how quickly and well he listens without hesitation. You eye his thick length while he follows your instruction, and open the bottle of lube. Putting a little on your index and middle finger, you generously lather the inner part of the ring so that it can slide onto him with ease, similarly to how your cunt sucks him inside of you.

“Remember, babe,” you get closer, trying to remain stoic, but that nearly fails as you admire his twitching cock. “You gotta stay quiet. Get too loud, and I’ll have to stop.”

“I’ll stay quiet,” he nods, his hips already bucking for some kind of relief. “I promise.”

At the same time that you begin to kiss his lips, your work the vibrating device onto one of your favorite things in the world, smiling into it when his moans prettily pour into you mouth.

“Safe word?”

“A—apple,” he chokes out. “Fuck baby, p—please do something...”

“I know, I know.” You kiss his jaw and when his head tilts back to welcome your love, you press the button again to send shivers down his spine.

The whimpering and near cries erupt from him as if you’ve struck a gold a mine. Pulling back to get a full look at your husband, you can’t help but feel a different kind of love to see him so vulnerable and submissive with you. With his back against the headboard, his cheeks and nose bridge sport a perfect dusty pink.

“Tell me how you feel, baby.”

“S—so good…This feels so good—hah…I need you, pretty. I need you so bad…” He’s an absolute mess and it has you dripping in your panties.

“You want me?” You wrap your hand around the head of his cock, adding the slightest bit of pressure. To suppress his moans, he bites down on his lip so hard that you’re sure it hurts.

He nods vigorously, his hair tickling his forehead with each shake. “I want your pussy, baby…I need my wife. I—I want my wife so much…” Each intake of breath is sharp—needy.

Your heart rate increases the more he pleads for you. You bring your mouth just above his flushed tip and spit on it, working him in your hand slowly. Precum seeps out, adding to the mixture of fluids that you wish your slick was a part of.

But right now? This was all about him.

“If you want me to sit on your cock, I need you to be my good boy. Can you do that?”

He nearly combusts at your words and the way you pump him in your soft palm. Along with the delectable sensation of the ring at the base of his cock, he feels like he’s died and went to a heaven where this was nothing short of paradise.

“Y—yes…I’m gonna be good,” he promises pathetically. “I’ll be good. Anything. Tell me, a—and I’ll do it. I’ll do anything for you.”

“Awww, my sweet baby.” Your nipples strain beneath your tank top, reminding you that you’re far too dressed. But that only adds to your excitement.

“I want you to hold your cum. You think you can do that for me?”

Just as you say that, more dribbles out and trails down his length.

“I don’t know,” he shakes his head, sweat beading at his temple. He juts his hips up to try and make you jerk him off faster, but you tsk, reminding him that he must stay still. “B—baby, I don’t think I can. I’m gonna cum a—already.”

“Then you won’t get to fuck me, will you?”

“That’s not fair!” he cries. The wet sounds of you fisting him and the vibrations moving through his balls only brings him closer to his impending delightful doom. “Y—you have to take it off! I’m gonna…Fuck! I’m about to—”

Immediately, you stop. “Are you getting loud with me?”

His chest rises and falls with disappointment and desperation. But even when you stop, the cock ring is still on and giving him the pleasure you ceased. So without you needing to do a thing, he can’t hold back, nor does he want to. His cum shoots out abruptly, thick and pearly white streams landing on your shirt and the exposed upper area of your tits.

Growing far too loud, you place a hand over his mouth—despite how much you wish you could hear him. He mumbles incoherent words, his eyebrows knitting as his breath fans against your hand the more his composure dissipates. His abs flex with each uncontrollable convulsion and you keep your other hand wrapped around him, letting his hot load make a mess on your knuckles.

Even if he hadn’t done what you said, you could never deny the fact that he still looks so fucking ethereal.

You frown as you gently slide the ring off once he’s relaxed. “You didn’t listen.”

He hisses, cock still incredibly sensitive. “I tried, princess,” he defends himself through bated breath. “Don’t be mad at me. Let me make it up to you. ‘M sorry, I couldn’t help it…”

“No need to say sorry.” You take the now sticky dark blue ring, bringing it you your mouth to lick up some of his cum. He watches you with hooded eyes as your tongue laps up his spend like a delicacy, the need to go again stirring within him once more.

“But you shouldn’t be inside of me tonight, right? Since you can’t seem to follow directions.”

“Wait—”

“Safe word?” you interrupt.

“I know the word.”

“Good. Then say it like I told you to.”

Yeah, he’s hard again. “Apple.”

You grab the pocket pussy off the bed and hand it to him. He looks at you confused as he takes itwhile you stand and pull your clothes off.

“You’re gonna watch me touch myself while you fuck that. I want you to think about how better you’ll do in the future when you watch my fingers inside of me, taking your place.”

“No.” He says the word like you’ve given him the ultimate punishment.

Getting on top of the blankets once more, you rest on your elbows with your legs spread wide to give him the perfect view. It’s like he’s mated to you—like he can smell your desire—and it drives him mad to be separated from it. Your fingers go between your thighs and you gather the slick that’s already found its way to your aching clit.

“That wasn’t a question. I’ll come without you if I have to, baby,” you push out. Your lips part when you shove one of your fingers inside your tight hole, the heat consuming your slender digit. “Y—you’re still my good boy, aren’t you?”

Reluctantly, Caleb takes the pocket pussy, dramatically feeling a part of himself dwindle away the more he stares at your pretty, wet, and real one. He brings it down onto his cock, his cum helping him to enter without any restriction.

“I am.” He keeps his eyes on everything you’re doing. From the way you circle your clit to the way you fondle your tits.

The room echos with all the wet and obscene sounds the both of your bodies make. Caleb matches you, pleasing himself with the model the faster your fingers swirl against your sensitive nub. You ogle at what he’s doing too, but the more you watch, the more you grow impatient.

The facade you attempted to uphold cracks effortlessly at the seams. You try to resist, but you and him will forever be drawn together like magnets.

“I can’t…” you mumble, quickly sitting up and pulling the pocket pussy off of your husband like it’s insulting you. Straddling him, he eagerly accepts you and grabs your flesh hungrily. When you guide his dick into your quivering and soaked hole, the immediate connection is otherworldly.

The feeling of him in your walls will never fail to consume you. “I couldn’t help it…”

This is why you found it hard to take control. You weren’t disciplined enough and punishing him would always be far too punishing for you. But Caleb didn’t give a damn. He would let you try every single time if that’s what you wanted.

“Take what you need from me.” He looks at you with so much reverence. “I told you, I’m still your good boy…”

To keep your sounds at bay, you make out with him heatedly, and the teeth that slightly clattered didn’t deter you one bit.

A creamy ring quickly forms at his base and you bounce on his cock no more than five times before he’s flooding you with his seed and you’re squeezing him tightly the moment your orgasm claims you.

You grind against him lazily until you can no longer take anymore.

“I tried it, didn’t I?” you giggle, a string of saliva falling to your chin when you pull away from the intense exchange. He huffs out a laugh through his nose.

“Sex doesn’t have any rules. No matter what role we try to play, the ultimate goal?” He smiles when you look into his eyes. “To make each other feel good. I say we’ve done that successfully, no?”

“I guess. Next time, though,” you whisper. “I’m so gonna nail it.”

“I’ll believe it when I see it.”

“Oh, shut up!” You quickly cover your mouth when you realize your volume.

“You getting loud with me?” he teases, using your words against you.

“Nu-uh, you better use that damn pocket pussy.”

“Until you use that safe word.” He moves your hips. “I’m staying right here.”

“You’re so lucky I love you,” you shake your head, tugging on your bottom lip.

“The luckiest man in the world.”

A/N: For the sake of the plot, I aged their daughter up, but I will still write some cute and fluffy stuff with her tiny and them navigating parenthood! I wrote this with the intention of thinking of how some people would be if they saw their fine ass partner using a pocket pussy when they’re sitting right there, hot and ready. I know I couldn’t hold out LOLLLL!!!

Creds to @/bbyg4rlhelps and @/enchanthings-a for the dividers!

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[glassmitu]

HI, HI MY GUARDIAN ANGEL. IT TOOK ME LIKE AN HOUR TO FIND ANYBODY. I WAS SO DESPERATE TO FIND SOMEONE WITH REQ OPEN!!! EVERYBODY I LOOKED AT WAS CLOOOSSSEEEEDDD. I GOT SO DESPERATE I DIDN'T EVEN LOOK AT WHAT TYPE OF STUFF THEY MADE, I WAS ABOUT TO SEND A REQ TO SOMEONE I FOUND TILL I REALIZED THAT ONE PERSON DID ONLY NSFW. I ALMOST GOT TRAUMATIZED!!!!! YOU ARE MY LIGHT IN THE DARKNESS!!!!!!!!!1 AAAAAA-

anyway, how are you doing? good i hope:D

could you possibly, oh so maybe, pretty please with an apple slice on top.. make angel!killer!reader with other killers? the reader is like.. hm, best example is eternal sugar cookie personality wise.

with any killers you want, totally up to you. but preferred is at least 1x1x1x1, noli, or mafioso(my bbgs) and anyone else you wanna write or add is completely up to you!!

take ya time writing bbg glassmitsu-chwan

Masterlist — Forsaken

Request — 1x1x1x1,noli,mafioso(seperate) x angel!Killer!Reader

⭑𓂃 ⌗ Staff — hello dearest,, also i was gonna take down my open memu bc nobody were here for now but i am happy that i woke up to few asks / requests hehe, also i am honored to do your request <33,,

1x1x1x1

𖣠 1x were drawn by your beauty and insanity you carry within yourself, they were quite comforted by your presence,

𖣠 At first, they'll act wary and such with you like how they are with anyone in general, but you can tell that their tone would soften sometimes without even noticing,

𖣠 They would often just watch you whenever you are the killer, they like how you are sadastic with the survivors,

𖣠 Sometimes, they'll help you with your wings since they used to help telamon with his wings,

NOLI

𖣠 Noli would scare you by teleporting in front of you or behind, but none of it seems to affect you, as you should shrug it off as a small childish thing.

𖣠 Anywho, he likes to play with your halo, he finds it like something to spin or something in his respective but in the end, he gets hit by you in the head, even with his glitching abilities, he cannot escape you.

𖣠 ANDDDD he loves to see your cruel side to the survivors, honestly it makes him interested in you further!

𖣠 he may or may not have stepped on your wings whenever you sat somewhere asleep or something,

MAFIOSO

𖣠 He finds little horrifying even with your holy and graceful presence and all, honestly he would not want to deal with you when you are in bad mood,

𖣠 Mafioso doesn't talk or anything with you, unless it is something important and etc, he wanna keep his distance, since you give this weird vibes.

𖣠 Sometimes, he watches you whenever you are the killer in rounds, and your sadastic words and such were not that much of suprising,

𖣠 Overall, his opinion on you is decent, like just a ally, that's all you are to him.

© GLASSMITU ─── all of my works belong me alone! do not copy, steal, plagiarize, or spread any of my works in any other social media platform. these have only been reloaded on my own account on tumblr

[madssturniolo]

NSFW ABS’s w/Matt

A - AFTERCARE (what are they like after sex?)

He cleans you up and takes a shower with you, washing your hair and lathering soap over you as you lean back onto him. After that, he puts you in one of his shirts and boxers. He doesn’t let you leave his arms after that.

B - BODY PART (their favourite body part of theirs and their partner’s?)

His favorite body part of himself is his hands because he always catches you staring at them. His favorite body part on you is your eyes because of how expressive they are.

C - CUM (anything to do with cum.)

He likes to cum inside of you most. He loves to fill you up and feel your pussy milk his cock dry.

D - DIRTY SECRET (what is a dirty secret of theirs?)

He really likes to role play and wants to do it more. One time, you and him did a little teacher student role play and he thinks about it every time he jerks off.

E - EXPERIENCE (how experienced are they? do they know what they’re doing?)

He already knows quite a bit when he first met you, but he discovers all of his kinks with you by experimenting.

F - FAVOURITE POSITION (self explanatory.)

His personal favorite is you on top of him, riding him. He loves the view it gives him. But he also likes missionary because he likes to look you in the eyes as you crumble under him.

G - GOOFY (are they serious or goofy in the moment?)

He starts off goofy to get you comfortable and then turns serious once you guys get going.

H - HAIR (how well trimmed are they? does the carpet match the drapes?)

He’s well trimmed, but not bald.

I - INTIMACY (how intimate are they in the moment?)

He’s so intimate with you. He’s all about eye contact and hand holding and feeling so deep inside you, you don’t know where you stop and where he begins.

J - JERKING OFF (masturbation.)

He only jerks off when he’s desperate and knows he wont be able to see you for a while. He usually texts you to have phone sex.

K - KINKS (what kinks do they have?)

He is still exploring his kinks with you. But so far from the things you’ve tried, he likes choking (and to be choked), edging (and to be edged), overstimulation, praise, and role play.

L - LOCATION (favourite place(s) to do it?)

His room because he knows its where you both feel most comfortable. But he also likes the shower because you look so pretty.

M - MOTIVATION (what gets them going?)

You in general (he’s always ready for you), but more specifically, biting his lip and pulling his hair.

N - NO (things they are not open to in bed.)

Being too rough with you.

O - ORAL (are they good at it? do they like giving or receiving more?)

Matt is fantastic at oral and its one of his favorite things to do. He can cum without any touch from you and just your pussy in his mouth. He also loves receiving from you because it feels so good to be in your warm, wet mouth. He likes giving more as your taste is his favorite.

P - PACE (fast and rough? or slow and sensual?)

He definitely takes his time with you. But when you’re both about to finish together, his thrusts get rougher and deeper and faster.

Q - QUICKIE (their opinion on quickies and how often you have them.)

He doesn’t prefer quickies but desperate times call for desperate measures.

R - RISK (are they willing to take risks?)

He notoriously says “I’d try anything once” to you. Especially in a sexual sense.

S - STAMINA (how many rounds can they go? how long do they last?)

He usually can last pretty long just so he can stretch out your pleasure. However, a single look from you can send him over the edge. He usually has to bite his knuckle and close his eyes when trying to hold out for you.

T - TOYS (do they own toys? if so, which ones?)

He almost always uses a vibrator along with his dick to get you off many times. He also has fucked you with a dildo a few times. And he really loved that one time you tied him up and edged him with your vibrator.

U - UNFAIR (do they like to tease?)

He loves to tease and edge you for a while. When you’re out and about together, he makes comments to you, getting you wound up for later.

V - VOLUME (how loud are they? do they grunt, moan, whimper, etc?)

Matt loves dirty talk. He’s constantly groaning and moaning in your ear as well. When you edge him, he whines when he starts getting restless.

W - WILD CARD (a random headcannon.)

He loooves the little drunk smile you do after he’s done fucking you senseless. He cant help but kiss you as he feel overwhelmed with adoration.

X - X-RAY (what's going on under their clothes?)

He’s long & skinny.

Y - YEARNING (how high is their sex drive?)

He wants you every second of every day. Every time he looks at you.

Z - ZZZ (how fast do they fall asleep after?)

He tries to wait for you, but almost always falls asleep first after feeling so relaxed after his release.

[evelhak]

Definitely matches my imagination but I feel like it's exaggerating my cerebral side. But it really fits with how many people I have scared to death with just how comfortable I am with larping ghost stuff in a way that feels a little too real to most people I guess. (Not really proud of it.)

I don't think I've ever been called insensitive, not that I couldn't be, but generally that's inaccurate. (That being said I was insensitive in the situations mentioned above.) The uggh can't wait anymore would usually come after feeling like I'm stuck for a long time. I'm pretty patient in general. Also I don't prefer to be by myself, I need to be by myself a lot to function, but like, that's not where my ego is: it's completely tied to how I work with others, and I have always wanted to be a people person even more than I can in practice... so I'm always conflicted about this lol. Otherwise I think it's accurate?

Anyway, fun quiz, I love these. ✨

I'm tagging everyone too.

found a fun little personality test!

i am open tagging as always bc i wanna see everyone’s results!!!!!!

[endlesslyicymechanism]

acotar is not a love story, nor does it have any development, much less construction of a romance. It is frankly poorly written, the author changes the plot frequently, her characters’ personalities takes somersaults along the way as she writes. An author who knows what she’s doing and is a creative genius on paper is a sight to behold. The author (sjm) villainises other characters to make Rhysand seem more tolerable and preferable, which is not a good way to write a character. The author’s commendable way of glorifying pro-separatist, classist and misogynistic characters and traits by sexualising females should not be celebrated, yet here we are. Darkling from Shadow and Bone is a villain, Leigh Bardugo holds him by his collar and shouts at us that he’s a villain and she makes her lead female protagonist know it too. But what about Rhysand, who was the generic archetype for characters like The Darkling ? He was glorified and given a feminist flag. Shouldn’t that be visible to readers without the author explicitly stating ? Or do fantasy readers just gobble whatever the authors feed them without critical thinking skills ?

[curiouswisp]

Why My OC Sucks

Thanks for the tag @dancing--lights and @antivan-sprig, original awesome post made by @hedwigoprah

Rukhana would say this about herself in a self deprecating way, but also be pissed if you said she sucks

1. Impatient

While she loves some feral behavior and a bit of drama, she has no time for anyone's foolishness. Still carrying hurt at being abandoned at birth, she's felt like the only person she could rely on most of her life was herself, and thus has become hyper independent. It's made her incredibly capable, but she assumes in most situations that her plan is the correct course of action and won't hesitate to point out any shortcomings she finds in someone else's strategy or just general actions. It can come off as incredibly blunt, and she's never particularly worried what anyone thinks about that.

2. Emotionally Avoidant

Ruk doesn't easily trust anyone with access to or influence over her emotions. She assumes that everyone will likely let her down or leave at some point, and prefers to keep conversation about herself superficial lest anyone get past her beautifully sculpted emotional walls. Sleep with you? Sure. Talk to you about her childhood or dreams for the future? Absolutely not.

3. Cocky

Her hyper independence has led her to be annoyingly overconfident. Going in to battle? She's sure she'll find a strategy or opening that will put her on the winning side. Trying to rizz up a potential partner for the night? Who wouldn't be dazzled by her completely effortless (and definitely not carefully crafted to distract people from the fact that she never shares about herself or to subvert expectations about what a warrior should look like because she's 100% not salty about not being a mage) looks and charming personality? And if you're not? Well, that sounds like a you problem.

She's a cocky asshole, but she's my cocky asshole and I love her.

Tagging @redheadsramblings @pixiedurango @quaksi @larknnightingale @trashwithvariety @litchigaming @trash-nerd @fenrelmercar @flowersforthemachines

[snigepippi]

I don't know how many bilingual or multilingual people there's in the fandom, but I can tell you that no matter how proficient you are in a second language and how easy it is for you, you will always feel a bit of relief when you can switch to your mother tongue after not having used it for a while. It's just faster, deeper and the concepts and parts of your personality are shared much more easily. Some emotions and ideas are more... hmm ... real.

I've been rereading Murderbot Diaries. Speed rereading looking for citations. Murderbot clearly prefers data exchange as language. It constantly say it translate it's ideas to something humans understand. It prefers speaking with bots in data exchange. While it can read and understand several written and spoken languages, data exchange is it's mother tongue.

What I also noticed, is that while it prefers bots, it doesn't really talk about other stuff than practical things with them. It constantly say their personalities are a bit limited or not programmed to sharing interests the same way.

And then it meet ART. And ART also speak with data exchange. And ART has interests, like to discuss media, data analysis and various programming ideas, and have an interesting debris reflection array, and want to talk and interact.

When you find people who speak your language, you want to chat. When you are in a foreign country and finally after a long meet someone who speak your language, and share your interests, you cannot help but bond quickly.

ART likely feels the same. Finally someone who isn't a limited transportbot, but an interesting person. (It's not as much the same with Miki, because they don't share interests.)

I might think of it, because I've been there. A month in England and then meeting a Dane who shared my interests. We ended becoming roommatesboth for fun and to save money. It was awesome. We generally spoke English around others out of respect, but would shift to Danish when we needed to be quicker or more detailed (or didn't know the words or metaphors.) It was an awesome way of being with another person that's hard to explain.

Anyway. I can see a bit of the same between Murderbot and Gurathin in the tv series. More than in the book. A shared language. (I theoretically understand the shipping. Though as Aromantic I love a fully Aromantic character and will staunchly stand on the no-shipping hill.) Shared language is special.

[athena-the-undestructible]

Time to finally explain my new OCs

Well to start, I have a duo of characters

The first is a sniper who acts stoic at a distance, doesn't interact much with others and barely thinks about the fact that she's killing other people, it's just a job to her and she will rarely question what she is doing.

Up close she gets really nervous since she's not got any people skills and doesn't want to give the wrong information to the wrong person, plus her fighting style isn't very good up close so she prefers to stay away.

The second is a Knife Wielder with both stabbing and throwing skills. She's got great people skills and can manipulate them slightly and she greatly enjoys the act of killing others.

However she's very oblivious to anything that isn't immediately around her and in general is unable to grasp the bigger picture and of course her knifes are allergic to anything long range.

These two are supposed to be foils to each other although I still gotta develop them a bit like giving them names and more reason to dislike each other.

There is also a story I'm trying to construct around these characters although that's very work in progress and I haven't even got a proper idea of what the latter half or end looks like.

The basic premise is that these two kill each other at the beginning of the story, however both of them wake up the next day as if they'd only suffered a slight injury and a job listing they've both taken without remembering.

So they'll have to work together and it's not going to make them reconcile in any way, these two will still hate each others but in some different angles maybe.

They will also work with two others during these jobs.

The first I'll mention is a woman who wields a revolver and dressed like an MiB agent. She's been doing these mysterious job listings for longer and believes in some overall grand scheme that connects all of these.

She's initially supposed to give off mysterious vibes like maybe she did used to be an agent and she knows more than she lets on although this is supposed to be torn away as the plot moves forwards.

She doesn't have any more information than the other two but unlike them who don't think much further than what's happening to them, she's trying to piece together the grand scheme that she believes she's part of .

Her intense desire to be part of something important and her idealism is also why she has the secret agent theme despite never being part of any secret services.

And then we have the other one, the transgender robot I mentioned in a previous post.

So her cover "story" is being an assassin so dedicated to her career that she invested in cybernetics to improve her skill and become more efficient.

This is a total lie and quite the opposite, she's really a combat android who's been using her earnings to gain the appearance of humanity (hense the whole transgender part since she definitely wasn't a girl before).

She's also the total opposite of agent in that she has zero stakes in these missions and her enthusiasm goes as far as her payment.

This includes her inability to die like humans do which will be relevant and means she can just fuck off at any time.

Anyway that's all of them, I still haven't come up with their names (Once I can't make puns, I start to struggle) so maybe people could suggest them but I hope you enjoy these character concepts and would like to see me develop them.

My brain is also currently falling apart so I may have got something wrong, anyway that's all for now.

[somewheres-woods]

I feel like T'ainkui is more curious of the little human than anything, I have no doubt we would see him develop feelings for her, but for now, he's slowly accepting her existence in the clan, mfker is both arrogant and prideful, he would rather fight a queen alien rather than be honest with himself . Down the line, I can imagine him fighting another yautja for having any interest in her. Like, he would yell at her for going out and about and demanding her to stay inside, but that's because he cares for her and doesn't want anybody, especially the males, to get too close to her. His methods are questionable, but that's just him not being honest with his feelings for her. Also, the mentor's just watch their relationship blooms on the sidelines. Also, getting some gossip materials with the other older yautja females

*Them ! I prefer to use they/them when referring to the reader.

I respectfully disagree with this interpretation! You do raise some points I generally agree with, but I'll explain it, don't worry!

Your first point about T'ainkui slowly accepting their existence in the clan is correct. He takes a while to warm up to others, and Reader is no exception. But despite being arrogant, he can accept that others do have strength in certain areas of expertise.

It's not that he is incapable of being honest, he's actually too honest sometimes. When he does eventually come around to the idea of feeling things for Reader, it'll be slow and hesitant.

Think of it like Beauty and The Beast!

You need to be slow and patient with him, or else he'll reject the idea of entertaining his "feeble curiosities".

As for how you view the relationship with him down the line... I completely disagree.

T'ainkui, for all his aggression and arrogance, is not controlling. Possessive? Yes, but not to the point of trying to isolate Reader. In order to be in a relationship with him, he needs to respect you. He won't be mates with someone he doesn't respect.

In yautja culture, I personally believe that relationships are generally seen as open until shown otherwise. If two are in a relationship and they only want to be with each other, that's fine. Respected even. However, if another comes along and is interested in one, fighting for their affection is seen as an acceptable challenge.

Yautja value strength in their society.

Some get annoyed by these challenges, and others understand that strength triumphs.

Very few yautja stay with the one they were originally mated to if they lost. They only stay if there's a deep bond between them. But those who have a deep bond in the first place will reject the challenge directly instead of entertaining it. Unless the two are looking for some cruel amusement or for a chance to show off to their mate lol.

So, no, T'ainkui would not yell at his human mate for speaking with others or try to lock them indoors. That behaviour isn't healthy! Even for yautja standards.

As for Reader's mentor, she's not the kind of warrior to be in gossip groups. She's actually considered the clan weirdo, often keeping to herself simply because she enjoys her own company. The relationship she sees between Reader and their chosen yautja partner, is more of an amusement to her than something she's heavily invested in. She's a loner, but she's respected as an Elder and the clan's Witch Doctor.

[octernity-bitches]

Bro looks like the type of man to have one of those glasses cleaners sewn into the underside of his suit jacket😩

Bro looks like the type of man to go to bed at a reasonable time and then get up at 2am to work out😩

Bro looks like the type of man to walk into the corner of a table in a rush and apologize to it thinking it was a person😩

Bro looks like the type of man who prefers missionary because he wants to look at your face, not because it's the only thing he knows 😩

Bro looks like the type of man to really like mint ice cream, not mint chocolate- just mint 😩

Bro looks like the type of man to not trust high end businesses with his suits (tailoring and general upkeep) and only goes to a family run service in Denmark because they're the only ones he trusts not to fuck it up 😩

Bro looks like the type of man to really care about nutrition and watch his salt intake 😩

Bro looks like the kind of man to contemplate retiring early and living on a farm before realizing he'd be too bored on a farm😩

Bro looks like the kind of man to drape his suit jacket around your shoulders when you're cold along with a light scolding on why you should take a jacket everywhere and that would be the singular and only time anyone would see him with just a shirt and tie😩

Charles Foster Offdensen the man you are 😩💦

[peytowin]

What is your hcs on Ludwig like his personality and interests?

Okay for starters he is a bitch

Definitely a child prodigy and certified Gifted Kid

He’s pretty good at just about everything he does, though if he somehow isn’t he won’t t let you know

He is a starer he does NOT break eye contact. Is it an intimidation tactic? Socially inept? Who knows

He’s usually pretty calm. It takes longer for him to get pissed off than it does for his siblings. But once he’s wound up he’s probably the scariest

Because his ego and his general outlook, he drives pretty much everyone away. He’s not close to too many…

OKAY INTERESTS (and things he hates)

He’s quite the musician. He can play just about any string or percussion instrument. (He cannot play brass or wind his tooth kinda gets in the way LOL) His two favorites are piano and violin.

Larry has a melodica that Ludwig HATES. LOATHES. It’s the sole reason Larry has one. It’s more annoying than it is a “proper instrument”

Obv he is a classical music freak. His least favorite? Country (does the Mushroom Kingdom have country?) and hiphop.

He’s not much of a napper, he much prefers reading a book in his free time. Im thinking philosophy and other nonfiction (though a good fantasy novel now and then doesn’t hurt)

He likes hanging out by himself, but catch him in a good mood he might spend time with his siblings (video games with larry, helping iggy with some ridiculous project, avoiding bowser junior, etc)

Wrapping up, a lot of people hc him as partially def or hard of hearing bc his namesake. That never really resonated with me. I feel like he most likely has pretty good hearing and pitch. Thats it thats my tweet thanks for the ask!!

[reggie-hedgie]

(SOME) TF2 Headcanons!

TW/CW: implied trauma, mention of burn scars, general tf2 stuff ig? (If I need to add anything, please lmk!)

Characters: Pyro, Sniper

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Pyro- 🔥

-Burn victim. They were a fairly functional adult before an accident left them badly burned, scarred both mentally and physically. The way they see things only applies to violence or gore, otherwise stuff is fairly normal. It’s basically a mental block to avoid further mental scarring.

-They’re really bad about cutting their nails, and wore gloves to keep from itching when they were healing after the accident, and it became a comfort thing to wear some kind of gloves or other hand covering.

-They smell like smoke and cherry syrup.

-Engie makes them Shirley temples on hot days because they refuse to drink plain water.

-almost completely indifferent to pronouns. They is preferred, since Spy and Heavy called them “it” and “thing” when they were newer to the team, but they won’t make a fuss either way.

-(heavy and spy have since warmed up to pyro, heavy more quickly. I have a soft spot for Texas toast and French toast also, SO-)

-They like Medic the least, they don’t remember much of recovery, but they remember the pain of bandage changes, and the nurses being involved, but they don’t honestly hate anyone in the team.

-Very physically affectionate. They love platonic handholding and snuggling. If someone is just chilling somewhere, they always snuggle up, wanting company or just some affection.

-They actually get cold pretty easily. Nerve damage, maybe? Another reason they snuggle, they’re cold. They like heated blankets.

-They aren’t fond of weighted blankets though. They don’t like feeling trapped under things, even if they technically aren’t trapped.

-Often dehydrated. They hate drinking plain water, and they get hot and sweaty in the suit.

-Could probably beat Scout in a stamina race without their mask, gas masks are hard to breathe in and they wear one all the time. It’s like training at high elevation for a low elevation competition.

-Loves listening to anything anyone has to say.

-Sniper is one of their favorite people to be around, outside of ships. Sniper doesn’t mind them at all, and they enjoy quiet company like he does.

-Actually very helpful. Engie often has them hand him tools when working on a project.

-Engie got them one of those noise machine things for sleeping, but swapped out the sound for rain and thunder instead of just the awful white noise static (sorry white noise enjoyers, I can’t-)

-They can sleep without the rain sounds as long as they have something else to fill the void while they try to sleep. Sleeping in the same room as someone else is always good, the other person’s breathing/snoring is perfect.

-honorary eldritch horror pyro mention, I love that a lot.

-If eldritch pyro could make themselves appear human, they’d pick traits from other mercs. Snipers crooked smile, medics body type, heavy’s loud voice, Scout’s energy, Engie’s empathy, etc

-Loves napping in the sun or under a tree, it’s comfy.

-Happy hand stims. Also uses ASL. Their little happy dance is also a stim.

Sniper- 🦘

—Autistic creature for SURE

-also trans creature. The T wasn’t kind to his face lol

-his mum and dad don’t mind at all, they just don’t approve of sniping lol

-he’s got Disney Princess magic, animals love him, regardless of the animal. Or is that Aussie/New Zealand magic… hmmmm

-big fan of rodents and reptiles especially. Doesn’t mind most insects but some still give him the willies… earwigs… eugh

-So used to being all by himself in a sniper nest, that he doesn’t talk all that much unless he feels like it. He will talk to himself as a way to think and process stuff.

-He loves tart fruit. If pyro doesn’t want a fruit with their breakfast cuz it’s too sour, he’ll eat it. Doesn’t care if pyro already bit it. He’s gross/j

-He loves weighted blankets, but gets too warm so he’s always got his feet out the end of the blanket.

-His joins sound AWFUL. His neck is the worst of it, from hunching over his sniper all day.

-nearly passes away when Engie gives him a shoulder rub cuz he was complaining about a bad shoulder. He’s very prone to getting used to constant pain/general discomfort, so it felt amazing lolol

-Decent about hydrating. Total opposite of pyro, isn’t fond of sugary flavored drinks, plain water or ice tea are always good, even if iced tea would give most UK associated folks a stroke.

-snores and talks in his sleep, although it’s usually just nonsense. Tends to have weird dreams too

-Likes movies but just as background noise, he rarely actively watches them. Will occasionally lurk behind the couch like a creature if he’s interested.

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Too eepy to think of the others, let me know if I should do some of the others- can you tell who’s my favorite lol

[for-a-longlongtime]

It’s ALLLL true

Look at you spilling all the details, now everybody knows 😂

So for those cowardly anons telling queer writers to stop writing m/m fic with PPCU characters, first of all;

Secondly; do you seriously not get the difference between Pedro and a character he plays?

Thirdly, and most importantly: why are you reading our blogs? And our fics? If you truly hate it so much? Just so you can get yourself all worked up and then put your Keyboard Warrior Hat on to talk shit?

Baby doll, you should realize how dumb you’re sounding. I’m not even gonna tell you to go touch grass because that clearly wouldn’t cut it. I’m just gonna suggest that you think for a moment about who it is you are compuls-het-stanning; the guy who has always made it clear that he’s standing up for the underdog, who won’t shut his mouth about the things he believes in, and who is vocal about hating bullies. (That’s you, bub. Alllll you. Are you happy now that he’s “noticed” you in that sense?)

The funny thing is that by far the majority of people obsessing about P’s sexuality or dating life or ‘what he looks for in a partner’ or ‘what kind of person he is in intimate settings’ tend to be either extremely straight (women), or bi women with the most heteronormative opinions ever (come at me if you think that’s biphobic or bi-erasure, because I’m a bi/queer woman myself).

Queer fans, or queer writers, or writers who happen to write queer fics… we don’t really give a shit about his preferences or dating history.

What we care about is bringing queer stories, which have always been historically underrepresented and partly because of asshole homophobes, to our communities as well as just normalize these stories in general. You know, because they are HUMAN STORIES.

What queerphobic haters need to understand is that we don’t give a shit about your approval. We don’t. So while you’re working yourself up about us writing our little stories — we just don’t care. Honestly. You think we haven’t dealt with shitty attitudes or offensive slurs or people thinking ‘our lifestyle’ is wrong? Please. Get a hold of yourself.

“Then why do you need to make a post like this if—“ BECAUSE WE CAN. Okay? Because we can. And because it matters to show to allll the other queer (AND straight) fans to just brush it off if they get a whiny/asshole anon like you in their inbox. Receiving hate mail is not a sign that you’re doing something wrong; it just means that cowardly anons wanted to jerk off in a self congratulatory manner because it got them hard/wet to talk shit about you.

As always, I will keep repeating this for everybody (regardless of your gender or sexuality); if you’ve been thinking about writing mlm / queer fic, or P Boys together, but you’re worried about how it’ll be received? Write the thing. People want to hear / read your stories. Don’t let the concept of anons complaining bother you even one bit.

Imagine hating on us — and we’re just over here playing with PPCU characters and smushing them together to kiss. 😂 C’mon. Go find some real world problems to complain about. Spend that time calling your representatives or donating to civil rights organizations.

Well, since @for-a-longlongtime let the cat out of the bag, it’s time to come clean.

A select few of us are part of a top-secret, underground conspiracy to make Pedro Pascal seem more gay than he actually is. I’m sorry you had to find out this way. We are called the Pedro Pascal’s Gay Shadow Council. PPGSC.

With this news coming to light, we at PPGSC understand that full transparency is the only way to gain your trust going forward. That is why we are deciding to post external communications for positions that have opened up. This is a busy time of year for us with all the press he’ll be doing for Eddington and Fantastic 4, so we need to fill some desks ASAP!!

About Our Organization:

Here at PPGSC, we’re not just co-workers; we’re family. Over the years we have cultivated a corporate culture that we love to boast. Look forward to pizza parties, coupons to Tex-Mex restaurants, and free coozies!

Your Role:

PPGSC meetings happen every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday - but the work never stops! You will need 40 hours a week to produce and present the following:

- Making Pedro look more gay in photoshoots

- Making Pedro act more camp and queer in press interviews

- How Pedro’s social media presence can be more queer

- How we can gaslight the Pedro Pascal fans into believing he has been taking queer roles since before some of them were even born (ie: Greg from MTV’s Undressed was our most successful gaslight yet. Nobody knows we just planted AI footage of Pedro as his younger self in a TV show that aired in the late 1900’s)

- How to produce and boost gay fanfictions of Pedro Pascal’s characters (some fans don’t know that his characters aren’t actually him- so this method has been our most successful!)

- Come up with new, innovative ways to make Pedro Pascal look gay!!!

Your Experience:

- Major or Minor in Women’s and Gender Studies is preferred but not required

- MUST have seen every episode of Queer as Folk (UK and US)

- Can recite at least three Lady Gaga songs from start to finish

- Proficient in Google Sheets

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion statement:

Here at PPGSC we accept everyone as they are. Even if you’re not queer, still apply! Straight people’s opinions matter SO much to us. You are not alone.

[alexanderwales]

Thoughts on Chilli, Northen Caves, and When I Win? Personally they're probably my favorite things on the whole list, but I feel like they never got as big a reception as a bunch of the other stuff. :(

The Northern Caves: I really really loved the first 80% of so of this. I grew up with forums and their particulars, the ways in which you'd come to know the personalities, and how the superfans would get into these long, drawn out debates that were steeped in the prior histories of conversations. There's something really magical about how TNC does this, and the "found media" elements work really well. It reminded me of the better parts of House of Leaves, I guess, and was also just hugely nostalgic (since I was in high school during the Forum Years). The philosophical stuff was also great, and the series they were reading felt rich, and nost is a great writer with wonderful prose. And then I just did not enjoy the ending at all. I think that in spite of that, I recommend it highly, and think it's one of the things on the webfic bingo card that's most worth reading.

Chili and the Chocolate Factory: I adored this one from start to finish, and also Dahl was one of the authors whose works I was steeped in growing up and also at the time it was coming out I was rereading a lot of Dahl's books with my son and also there are a few references to me and my discord server within the work. So I'm biased heavily in favor of this one, but I also also think that it's got this crazy energy to it, an insane density of ideas and weird things, and a wonderful sense of humor. Remy would probably hate to hear me say this, but I think he's one of the best writers I know. It's really really rare for me to read something and have so many individual pieces of it stick with me. I do wish that it were easier to get people on board with, because I have no clue how to pitch it to prospective readers.

When I Win: A few things here: I am just not a Pokemon guy. Red and Blue came out in 1998, when I was 12 years old, and everyone at my school was obsessed with it, and I just did not get into it, and had to suffer through a lot of Pokemon conversations I wasn't interested in. It's like the opposite of FOMO, then you wish that everyone would shut up about this thing you're "missing out" on. So whenever I read Pokemon fic, it's an uphill battle to care about the core thing, and I have enough Pokemon knowledge to get by, but sometimes it'll end up feeling like homework if I have to look up references or jokes or just understand things. Another thing is, I think Bavitz and I have very different tastes in character dialogue. I noticed this with Cockatiel x Chameleon too, and I suspect that when I get around to Bavitz's other stuff I'll see it there too. The differences in speech seem really exaggerated to me, blown out of proportion, idiolects heightened, and I think I've gotten in disagreements with people over whether this is actually true or not, but it's definitely how it feels to me. I found Cely in particular to be fairly grating whenever she spoke. This is a personal preference thing, and I don't know how much it generalizes to other people; I'm not sure that I've seen anyone else mention it, but I also haven't read a bunch of reviews.

So with that said, Bavitz is a skilled author who goes into a story with Something to Say, who milks the premise and theme for what it's worth, and brings a literary sense to his works. The fight scenes are really well done, even for someone like me who is not a Pokemon guy. There's a lot that I found interesting about competition and stagnation, the capture of competitive drive. Bavitz likes to think about the end of history a lot, and it shows here. It's thankfully a concept that I find interesting. I enjoyed the core relationship of Cely and Toril, it's a good, interesting dynamic. Without spoiling it, the ending worked well for me. Well worth reading.

[shannonsketches]

How do you think Vegeta is with displaying affection for Bulma in front of Trunks and her parents? So like not quite PDA, but within the family. In the dub that I watched (french), when Vegeta asks Trunks to take care of Bulma, Trunks is confused because that's what Vegeta's always been doing so why is he asking him that? Implying that Trunks is witnessing Vegeta being protective and affectionate toward her on a regular basis.

D’awww!! He’s confused in the manga too!

If you’ve been here a while you may have seen me complain before about how dbs’ anime treated his dynamic with Bulma and the others in the botg retelling, but one of the things I love about Toriyamaverse Vegeta by the Buu saga is that EVERYONE is confused about what’s going on with him. Bulma’s shaken to her core, Yamcha’s trying to offer the benefit of the doubt, even Master Roshi comments that Vegeta’s wasn’t himself.

I made a joke once somewhere that Goku’s the last person to learn that Vegeta has a personality because Goku’s the only one who’s never seen him drunk fjjd Because while I do believe (and I think the manga displays well) that Vegeta is not a PDA guy, I think in matters that are less public he’s not terribly against behaving like a Husband. I don’t imagine him as loudly affectionate in the way that, say, Hercule is, but I also don’t imagine that with he stays as physically closed-off as Piccolo prefers to be either, unless he’s feeling defensive.

I think Goku himself — even removing that Goku irritates him, even just in the fact that he’s another full-blooded Saiyan — makes Vegeta more defensive and postured than he seems to be when Goku’s not around (which I think Daima displayed really well, and the manga version of the guys making a plan at Capsule Corp while Goku was out recruiting fighters for the tournament). But generally it seems like when Vegeta is at home, Vegeta is At Home. He feels safe, and it shows a lot more.

In the DBS manga he hangs out in slippers and asks her who’s on the phone, in the original manga he’s walking around barefoot in Bulma’s lab. He has no reaction when she calls him a bum for working out all day. They strike me as comfy! And while that looks very different in Japanese culture than it does in a lot of Western cultures, I still think it’s really cute and telling that Vegeta refers to Bulma as “Mom” when he’s talking to Trunks, like it’s her name. That always strikes me as a very affectionate choice for someone like Vegeta.

I don’t know if this response is coherent at all, or if it answers your question. I do think Bulma gets the bulk of his physical affections when they’re Alone, but I also don’t think he’s Embarrassed to behave and be treated like he’s her husband in front of their son.

They probably snark at each other a lot in front of Trunks too, but that’s its own kind of play and I’m sure Trunks gets his shots in when he can. I also love the idea that making Vegeta laugh is always an Achievement Unlocked moment for both Trunks and Bulma.

I think he still finds it weird in front of her parents but they’re just way too casual about everything and Vegeta is really embedded in social heirarchies. It’s just jfjd hilarious to imagine Vegeta being so uncomfortable about being romantic at all if her parents are in the room. And I know her parents are saying the most inappropriate shit to them to both their horror.