#and then try to interact with my canons disregarding my ocs completely

[vinodiriso]

hey, btw, i am afraid this might be a controversial take for tumblr but I just wanna check something out: is it weird to want to write your fandomless oc's with other people's fandomless oc's? like I understand if someone writes a fandom-based oc to wanna try and interact with canon muses from their own fandom or from fandom their oc has verses in (like dragon age/DND/bg3 like I see a lot on my dash!), but if we are both writing fandomless oc's, isn't it a bit of a slap in the face to just go for my canon muses and disregard completely my oc's, especially since theres a great potential for our muses to mash together? i am probably just bitter, ignore me ❤️

[eemamminy-art]

Headcanons 4 Mr Qi and/or Gunter since they barely have any headcanons

Okay so like. I'm gonna be real, I don't really think about these characters much 😂 Mr. Qi I think about sometimes because he is kissing and holding hands with my friend's farmer but that's the extent of my thoughts. So I'm gonna come up with these on the fly, hope you like them anyway!

Headcanon A:  realistic

Gunther probably lives outside of town and commutes in, he kind of strikes me as the type to be very invested in his work more than the town? So I feel like he studied to be a museum curator and this was the only opening he could find, but he never really settled into town with everyone else. That's my reasoning for why he's not at festivals or really all that active as a part of the town.

As for Mr. Qi, up until I met people who write fics about him and draw him, I genuinely thought he was just meant to be ConcernedApe's meta self-insert character. Kind of like how the Wandering Minstrel is for Yoshi-P, in ffxiv? I feel like the likeness is a little similar (but blue lol) and Mr. Qi is so tied to perfection/completion I kind of.. just assumed... lol maybe that's weird to say but I never considered him as a unique character until somewhat recently! I don't mean anything bad by that and I'm happier to think of him as being his own character now, but that was my first impression anyway!

Headcanon B: while it may not be realistic it is hilarious

Mr. Qi is Sebastian's absent father gdsjgkjd I don't genuinely believe this BUT I was playing the downtown zuzu city mod and I saw there's a Mr. Qi club in it and there's a poster of Sebastian (and I think the modder's farmer? Not sure) and I showed it to my friends who were like.. well clearly he's looking out for Seb I guess and my next thought was like omg yeah because he's his dad secretly 😂 it's perfect!! (I mean really I have been developing an OC as Seb's dad but shhhh it's silly, enjoy the silly)

I've seen people speculate that Gunther is a ghost and I think it's so funny to think about. First of all... that a ghost would be like... oughhh I must complete my museum collection before I can pass on ouuughhghghghhhhh LOL and also that a lot of characters seem to interact with him but no one has caught on! It's so silly.

Headcanon C: heart-crushing and awful, but fun to inflict on friends

I'm not really sure... maybe just that they are both so lonely... :'C Mr. Qi may speak in riddles but maybe that's just his special interest and he needs a pal! Gunther needs to complete his collection but also like.. maybe he'd also want someone to ask him about his day... 😖 idk lmao I'm being so silly and so unserious, I don't really have anything in mind for this!

Headcanon D: unrealistic, but I will disregard canon about it because I reject canon reality and substitute my own.

Ummm see this conflicts me because it's like, unrealistic but canon to me, basically? But to me like, it's so canon and real that Mr. Qi holds hands and kisses my friend's farmer.. but that's not unrealistic that's actually SO realistic and based also 🥰 they get little mocktails at the casino together and sit beside the lake in the oasis at midnight... He gives her his jacket because she's chilly in the night air of the desert...! Rahhhh

As for Gunther, I'd wanna think he's more of an active member of the community. I know for gameplay reasons he never could be, but it's fun to think about. Imagine him chatting with Penny, Maru, Seb, Caroline, Elliott, and the farmer about what books they're reading when they come to borrow some. :3 Trying to find obscure almanacs and recipe books for the farmer, books about exotic teas and gardening for Caroline, and all the best fiction in the genres of romance, sci-fi, and fantasy for the others 😊 Again it's not really unrealistic, but rather, what I see as being most canon for him in how I interpret the character!

Four headcanons meme

[9mms]

davidblog. thomasblog. orlokblog. renblog. ellenblog.

Hello Darling, 

It’s me again, back after our ten--year farewell, and I am so excited to see you. I have missed you terribly! I would like to share a few thoughts with you about where we go from here. 

As always, my interpretation of Lestat at this time is selectively until after the events of The Vampire Armand, and are therefore limited. I have done quite a bit of more extensive research over different periods of time in Lestat’s life, and thus have my own opinions and headcanons that I couple with the canon texts of Anne Rice. If you are interested in interacting with Lestat, please keep this in mind as this is something about which I creatively feel strongly. If you are interested in what some of these are, I would be happy to share, even if you are merely a reader wanting to interact; I very much enjoy talking about them! I would like to add that I am very much open to RPing with anyone portraying their interpretation of any characters from the new AMC show. 

Generally, I am open to any and all characters and/or plotlines that I believe make sense in the VC universe (i.e. I once had a small thread with a Marie Laveau RPer, which was very fun!). As for OCs, I tend to be pretty selective, as it follows my same philosophy: As long as it is an interaction that to Lestat and me, feels organic, I am going to take it seriously! I do appreciate some discussion beforehand of what we would like to explore in our RP, however, I will accept a cold starter if I think I can work with it. 

For that matter, I am totally open to doing all sorts of varying formats of formality; I have done it all lol and it all has its place and time. I do tend to prefer more formal ones as this is a highly creative outlet for me and I find the prose of it very fun, however, not everyone needs all that every time. I have had multiple RPs with the same person at the same time with one being exclusively GIFs and another being #prose. I do ask that starters and replies follow a 3rd person perspective, unless it is posted as the character. That’s always fun. You might now and again see posts that take place in varying times between past and present, and I will be open that RPs that explore interactions between characters that were not given pages in the books is such a constant temptation of mine. I do love to RP various moments that I like to imagine happened in the modern age as well, which can be quite fun. 

I do try to make my portrayal of Lestat as accurate to the canon as I am able, which allows for quite a bit of adult themes as you would imagine. For this reason, I must demand that all who RP with me are at least of age (18+) and keep in mind that I am an adult and will write as I feel accurate, without keeping in mind that anyone that interacts with me may be a minor. That is your responsibility. I also ask that all readers be of age as well, due to these mature themes; if this is something that will be overlooked, then please keep in mind that your intake of the media I am creating is your responsibility to monitor. 

Because of the adult themes present, I would like to clarify some thoughts and responsibilities of mine on the canon. I will not RP or push to RP a pairing that I do not think makes sense, or I find offensive. As such, there are quite a few moments that are included in the canon that I choose to completely disregard as they make me uncomfortable (i.e. incest, pedophilia, rape). In my personal opinion, Anne frequently gives her best shot to ruin a good story with these themes, so I attribute their presence in the books to her, not the actions of the characters. 

It also bears mentioning that I am in no way associated with Anne Rice or her affiliates, I am simply a longtime fan of the World’s Worst People. 

It is also important to know that I am an adult with a full life and this is a luxurious pleasure in which I like to indulge, so I may not be online constantly, but rest assured, I will be back. I am one of the ancients, having been RPing Lestat on and off since the DeviantArt days of 2010, and apparently cannot possibly rid myself of him. I bring this up to ask you to please exercise patience with me. I think I am rather a perfectionist, so I want to put the best, most accurately composed response of which I can be proud, and I believe will satisfy my partners. I hope you understand. Thank you for reading, and I hope to write with you! 

And with our first, “hello,” passed so swiftly, comes our inevitable first, “goodbye;” our brief moment together has come to an end. I hope you haven’t fallen in love too desperately. I know I have. 

If not, I have all eternity to convince you. 

-M

[honestlynoisywitch]

I agree with you comics writing is so inconsistent like imagine my frustration when I can finally get a comic and it SUCKS. And I high-key HATE Tom Taylor. But (and this is just my opinion) I feel like fans not reading canon is what's contributing to it. I can't say they are the sole reason cause no there are some writers that are just so biased and horrible I don't even know how they got their job but not knowing anything about characters and writing them however you like is contributing to characters deviating from their original characterization. Take Dick Grayson for example, a guy who's known for his competence and being the best of the best and look at how he is written today (the whole butt Nightwing is just🤢). Newer fans genuinely believe he can never gat angry or he's too nice when he's known for being an asshole when he gets mad or saying that he's a womanizer when he literally admited that he can't sleep with anyone he doesn't love. Take a fan getting into Tim Drake and Jason Todd and wanting to write them as these perfect human beings who can do no wrong, which is fine I too like my favorite characters to be perfect, but it's taken to such extremes with the robins like one has to be the victim (mainly Tim Drake) and the others have to be so dumb and incompetent and bad brothers (mainly Dick Grayson, Jason IS a bad brother), they read a couple of fics that say dick treated him horribly and so their characterization of dick will be a horrible brother. (For some reason it's always Dick Grayson who gets the short end of the stick). All of this adds up to fans who have these new characterizations (I would go as far as saying it almost feels like they're writing about completely different characters they might as well be OCs) and DC wants to make money so they will of course make comics and retcons that follow what the newer fans want and disregard what these characters are originally like. WFA is also hugely responsible for this. I would love it if there were two separate DC fandoms one for canon and one for fanon but I honestly don't believe it would work cause we will circle back to the issue of fans not even being aware that what they're writing is not canon (i am sorry but from my experience a lot of fics ARE NOT tagged as fanon in any way). I think this happens in all fandoms but it's so extreme in DC and what makes it even worse is the bad attitude of these fans (I am not saying all of them are like that but these is based solely on my experience). Most canon readers I have followed or interacted with are genuinely not trying to gatekeep or prevent fanon readers from enjoying their time. They are trying to correct some misconceptions about certain characters which somehow angers fanon enjoyers? Or fic authors who like to follow canon getting blasted in the commenst cause how dare they mischaracterize the fanon version of their favorite characters?

if you've read hundreds or even thousands of comics stop worrying about whether you know enough to write fanfiction about it. somewhere out there the most annoying person you will encounter is writing another 24k abused tim drake joins the batfamily early fanfiction based on their reading history of six episodes of wayne family adventures and a tumblr textpost. you are fine

[jacksgreysays]

luceo non uro - I shine, not burn + A Softer World 1008, Combined it gives Clockwise-vibes.

Just once I’d like to fall in love with someone who will ruin things before I do. (I already had too many turns.)

-

A/N: AHHH!!! Thanks for the prompt! :D Also, ahhhhh counterclockwise!! When I first read your prompt, I only saw the latin phrase and light/shining/burning has never really been Leanne’s motif, but the softer world 1008 is exactly Leanne! So then the question is, who is the other person who does have the light/shining/burning motif?

My go to girl Tetsuki Kaiza.

But here’s the thing: she does have the light/shining/burning motif, although it’s generally more lightning than fire. And they were vigilante teammates! So, like, that should be an immediate, locked-in answer. But, I don’t know, they just were never romantic in my head. In the completely opposite way of how Joy and Leanne were a surprise to me, I cannot get these Leanne and Tetsuki to be romantic even though there’s all sorts of factors which should suggest they could be.

To be fair, it’s mostly Tetsuki’s fault—for all that she’s my go to for “OC in X fandom,” she’s very judgmental and obstinate and slightly misanthropic besides. It doesn’t help that canonically (or as canonically as an original fiction I haven’t fully written down) they meet as teenage vigilantes in Testuki’s “first life” and she has none of the wisdom that either in-universe experience or multiverse traveling would give her. Leanne is rightfully indignant and put off by Tetsuki’s initial lack of respect and that’s something that haunts their relationship even when time and dimensions may soften things through nostalgia.

Though now that I mention it, maybe that’s the way to go…

Leanne’s journey is essentially a mortal unknowingly turning into a god—that her domain is time just confuses things further—but, at some point (in time ;P) she’ll achieve control over her abilities. In contrast I throw Tetsuki around whatever fandom has taken my fancy and legitimize (in as much as fanfiction can/needs to be legitimized) by saying she is stuck reincarnating through the multiverse and makes a deal with the Space Time Witch from CLAMP’s xxxHolic, trading an unknown amount of time as an agent of fate in order to get back home.

So we have a Time God and an Agent of Destiny/The Multiverse.

And in a way, if we mess around with the verb tenses—which we can because it involves Leanne who is a Time God—it almost has a sort of… “Hey, our first impressions of each other were bad, but let’s try again; not forgetting or disregarding our past, but building something taking it into account… also we are both incredibly powerful people who have seen A Lot and it’s kind of nice to interact with someone who knew me before everything went to shit.”

… now that I’ve said all that, I can’t really justify doing a different take and, anyway, I don’t know who else fits the parameters so well besides Tetsuki. So here we go?

—

Leanne visits rivers when she can, when she’s available and when they exist. She makes do with artificial rivers if she has to, though the concrete walls and precise lines don’t work quite as much as natural ones.

It’s probably the most normal thing about her, nowadays. Humans have been soothed by proximity to bodies of water since humans existed and she, at the very least, began her own existence as a human.

Though lately her propensity for rivers has more to do with philosophy than nature. Obvious metaphors running through her mind. The flow of time and the inability to step in the same river twice, how she can never go back home even with her abilities under control. But even still there is a continuity, a consistency, something that can be relied upon even as everything, including itself, changes.

Also, the negative ions are nice.

She followed a water molecule once, from a river to the ocean through the full water cycle, just to see if she could. She followed it for a full decade and confused a great many people for focusing on them seemingly for no reason until, as all things, it passed. Then when it made its way to an entirely different river, she stopped, struck by a sudden, immediate futility.

Then she went back a decade. Not to regain the time lost—for one, that’s not how her abilities work, she still experiences the passage of time; but also, two, she literally has all the time in the world to waste—just to put as definitive an end to her experiment as she is capable of doing. She could have continued following it until it ceased to exist, if she wanted to. Arguably, she could even follow that water molecule again from the start, but what would be the point? To have the same exact journey? Or, worse, change things slightly just to see where it went this time? Why? It was just a water molecule. She would go mad.

She was already going mad.

Hence, rivers.

… maybe she should find a different meditative object.

Except, as she considers that, a door appears on the opposite bank of the river. A free standing, unattached door in the middle of nowhere.

She goes back five minutes. It is still and, somehow, already there.

She goes forward six million years, the river at the bottom of a canyon and the sun a dying red. The radiation in the air hurts her skin, her lungs. Her eyes burn. Across the canyon, the door still stands, ageless.

She goes back six million years and six minutes, because she can, and the door is there also.

Hm, something new.

-

Tetsuki leaves on a mission from The Shopkeeper—an uncertain but hopeful Watanauki-kun—and six months later returns to a different The Shopkeeper, a Yuuko-san who assesses her with thoughtful, narrowed eyes.

“I do not know you,” The Shopkeeper says, eerily immobile, contrasting with her lounging position on unnecessarily decadent furniture and the softly wafting smoke from her pipe.

Tetsuki shrugs.

“I do not know you yet,” Yuuko-san corrects, continuing to not move.

Tetsuki does not bother to shrug again, instead moving away from the Dimensional Door and taking her usual seat:

Not beside Yuuko-san, though there is space on the divan even despite her sprawl. Not across from Yuuko-san, the way a customer would, the low table a false barrier between mortals and magic. But on the left hand, with her back to the kitchen, facing both the Dimensional Door and the more material entrance to The Shop. Not Watanuki’s place, student and steward, but a guard’s position.

“Ah,” Yuuko-san says in understanding, though there had been no confusion before. “Something is wrong with The Shop then.”

“What?” Tetsuki asks, finally alarmed despite Yuuko-san’s continued impassivity. The Shop exists outside of spacetime. How can something be wrong with it? “No,” Tetsuki protests. “We time travel all the time,” she says, pushing through the inanity of the sentence.

Yuuko-san sits up, movements no less eerie than her stillness. “We’ll need an Auditor.”

“What? No. Explain.”

Yuuko-san does not. With one finger tapping at her chin, she ignores Tetsuki and muses, “Auditors are so rare. And it will have to be one who has never interacted with The Shop before. A closed universe perhaps? But they’re usually so mistrusting. How ever will I get a message to them?”

“What. Are. You. Talking. About.” Tetsuki has never empathized with Watanuki-kun more.

Yuuko-san looks to her, a sly grin splitting her face. “A messenger!” she exclaims, clapping her hands, as if Tetsuki had only arrived just now or performed a convenient trick.

Tetsuki grumbles preemptively. “Fine. Where am I going?” She asks, then reconsiders. “… or to when am I going?”

“Neither!” Yuuko-san enthuses. “To whom are you going,” she corrects, “will be an Auditor.”

Tetsuki grumbles more. “Okay, and who is that?”

Yuuko-san’s grin, if possible, stretches wider.

—

It does not matter when Leanne goes, the door is still there. It also does not matter where she goes, although that is not her immediate purview—if speed is distance over time, then time is just distance over speed—traveling does not prevent the door from following her. Or, rather, from already being there when she appears.

If she is at a river, it is on the other bank. If she is in a city, it is across the street. In an uncrossed plain, it remains a consistent distance from her no matter how much time she spends walking towards it. The door is there and it does not want to be approached, but it also wants her attention.

Should she get a cat?

Leanne is considering ranged options when the door opens.

The figure that walks through is familiar in the same way as memories of learning to ride a bike: a balancing act she struggled with reminiscent of scraped elbows and knees, the scent of blood and metal on pavement, and a pretty nasty concussion.

“Thunderbolt?”

Whatever neutral expression had been on Thunderbolt’s face twists into something of furrowed brows and pursed lips. Clearly, Leanne’s fellow former teenage vigilante recognizes her.

“You,” Thunderbolt says, almost an accusation.

“Me,” Leanne responds, a little giddy all the same. “I thought you died. Or, at least, I saw you die… I think?”

“You’re the Auditor?”

“I don’t know what that means,” Leanne admits, because Thunderbolt already has a low opinion of her that to attempt to save face would make things worse. “But how are you alive? And why is your door following me?”

Thunderbolt presses a hand to her face and sighs. This, too, is painfully familiar. “Of course it’s you,” she says into her hand, exasperated enough that the words carry even to Leanne’s ears. She heaves one last sigh before pulling her hand away. Her expression has changed again: brows a little less furrowed, one side of her mouth curled up, maybe. “Of course it’s you,” she repeats.

Confused and delighted, both at the sensation of confusion and seeing someone really real, Leanne smiles back.

—

“Here’s your problem,” Leanne says to Yuuko-san who is, for once, acting like a professional and not a mirage masquerading as a person.

Tetsuki trails after them because she’s not sure what would be worse: leaving Leanne alone with Yuuko-san or leaving Yuuko-san along with Leanne. Although how Leanne of all people knows what is wrong with The Shop when she didn’t even know what The Shop was before Tetsuki escorted her through the Dimensional Door is just one more annoying mystery to throw on the pile.

Seeing her is like being a teenager again. And not in the usual way she is a teenager again—reincarnated into a new world and burdened by a cosmic purpose which reveals itself with patience and strategic application of lightning powers—but irrationally frustrated and looking for a fight.

Leanne looks back at her, mid explanation to Yuuko-san, and smiles when their eyes meet. Tetsuki tries not to instinctually glare in response and probably ends up looking confused or concerned instead given the way her smile widens.

“The Shop is designed to be independent of spacetime, but it still requires a sentient lodestone in order to function,” Leanne is saying, when Tetsuki pays attention. “Obviously it’s supposed to be The Shopkeeper,” Leanne says, with a nod to Yuuko-san who nods back magnanimously, “but it looks like it has its wires crossed, so to speak, and is trying to connect to Thunderbolt instead.”

Yuuko-san blinks, a coy glance sent in Tetsuki’s direction. “Thunderbolt?” she asks.

Leanne, perhaps sensing her mistake, corrects herself. “Oh, uh, I mean. Tetsuki,” she stammers. “We used to be, uh, teammates—”

Tetsuki rolls her eyes. “She knows.”

“Ah, right, sorry.” Leanne says, grimacing at herself before falling silent.

Tetsuki digs within herself for the nonexistent modicum of patience she has for Leanne, has reallocate some from a different well instead. “She’s wondering why you called me by my callsign instead of my name,” she explains, a poor attempt at reassurance.

It works well enough. Or, at least, Leanne is generous enough to let it work, she brightens a bit. “Oh, well, it’s just,” she shrugs, “how I knew you.”

Because they were teammates first and only, not friends. Tetsuki hadn’t let Leanne know her otherwise.

—

The fix is quick, especially for someone who already controls time. The Shop, like Leanne, has a chronological flow internally consistent even as it exists separated from spacetime. However, without its own sentience, it would collapse under the sheer cosmological pressure from the multiverse and cease to exist. Or maybe exist everywhere but no longer be a single entity? That one she’s not too sure of.

Regardless, The Shop is designed with a corresponding Shopkeeper in mind. While Leanne similarly isn’t sure of how succession is meant to go, something got mixed up between Shopkeepers and in an almost instinct to survive, The Shop must have latched onto Thunderbolt as a makeshift lodestone. Which would have been fine by itself. However, there’s a reason why The Shopkeepers are not meant to leave The Shop: with its makeshift lodestone going out and traveling the multiverse, The Shop also fluctuated—a ship using a rowboat as a lighthouse.

Recalibrating The Shop was simple enough, bidding Yuuko-san goodbye and following Thunderbolt back through the Dimensional Door, only to walk right back through the Dimensional Door and meet a flustered Watanuki-kun and an unblinking Doumeki. Connecting The Shop to Watanuki-kun did not require blood or wards or magical script, just a willing soul and determination.

No wonder it latched onto Thunderbolt in its moment of need.

“It was nice to see you again,” Leanne says, a little honest and a lot surprised by it; even teenage torment becomes a fond memory with enough time and other trauma.

Thunderbolt, straightforward as ever, does not lie and say the same. But perhaps in her age, she’s learned some form of manners because instead she says, “It is… good… to know that you…” She struggles to find an end to that sentence.

Leanne, amused, takes pity on her. “… didn’t end up betraying everyone and joining Bastian?”

Thunderbolt glares, a quick twist of her mouth, a wrinkle between her brows. This has always come easy to her whenever Leanne has been around. “You’ve changed,” she says, because that at least does not require a positive opinion.

Leanne smiles. “I’d hope so.”

Thunderbolt’s glare does not let up. Rather, it bores into Leanne’s face, searching. Searching for what? She doesn’t know.

After a small eternity of this, Thunderbolt looks away and sighs. “Maybe next time you can say the same of me,” she says, begrudging and shamed.

Delighted, Leanne smiles wider. “Next time?”

Thunderbolt narrows her eyes. “I said what I said,” she says, before opening the Dimensional Door.

“Until next time then,” Leanne says, stepping through the door. “You know where to find me.”

“And when,” Thunderbolt says, a threat, a promise.

Leanne could not be happier.

—

A/N: This was a little harder than I thought, and not really a romance so much as a pre-romance maybe one day inching its way towards a romance, but it was interesting to mash, essentially, epilogue versions of Leanne and Tetsuki when they only ever knew each other as part of each others’ prologue.

Thanks for your patience, anon, and thank you again for the prompt! :D

Ask Box Advent Calendar 2021

[trashcatsnark]

A couple of thoughts about platonic love. Personally, for me, their intimate intimacy does not fit into the framework of a standard friendship, but I like to see their love as platonic. I think that Johnny is one of those men who first fall in love with the body and build a relationship on sexual attraction. And with Vee, the exact opposite happened. He knew her for the first time, loved her as a person, loved her soul. And then he found himself wanting to touch her and make love to her.

I will say, I obviously ship and see these two together romantically. So, I interpret their interactions, and closeness romantically. I've even fallen into the trap of yelling hOW DARE CDPR TELL ME THIS IS PURELY PLATONIC. But, I went into this game wanting to romance Johnny. I wasn't even on the hype train for this game until probably a month or two max before its actual release, because I saw a gifset of some promo material or something that had V calling Johnny a dick and him calling V a cunt. And that made me instantly ship them and be a Johnny simp, cause I'm a slut for that dynamic. So, like, all of that largely impacted my view of the game and their relationship.

But, something I think that is important that I try to always keep in perspective is that while V has some groundwork and characteristics in game; they are largely an oc insert, especially in fandom as many to most of us disregard canon that conflicts with who our V's are.

Which is what I fucking love most about this fandom. Im someone who loves OC x Canon, thats been my way of enjoying fandom since I was a kid. So, games like this that have sort of bred a very oc centric fandom are my bread and butter.

There is no V exactly like my V. No V exactly like yours. There are V's of every race, gender, sexuality. There are V's with vastly differing personalities and backgrounds. And with that much variety, comes with it changes in ideas and interpretations of dynamics and relationships.

Some V's end up in a romantic relationship with Johnny, like mine, yours, and other silverv shippers. And even within that parameter there are immense differences in how people see it playing out. I absolutely agree Johnny usually builds physical intimacy and focuses on the sexual and not the emotional side. And for me solid romantic chemistry starts off best with solid platonic chemistry. That being said, my V and Johnny indulge in casual sex and are physically attracted and drawn together by lust more than anything  before they ever really see each other as friends. Then they start to kinda vibe and oh maybe they're not so bad and become friends and maybe theres something more...; then Johnny fucks up and with all trust broken sexual contact is taken completely off the table and they're back to square one. Then with him committed to being a better person; they rebuild that friendship without the sexual component, start to each realize they have romantic feelings, and pine for one another convinced the other couldn't possibly want more. Then eventually slip back into "friends" with benefits, each thinking thats all the other person wants. And its all a wholeass mess cause they're dumb.

And some people's V, arent romantic with Johnny. Its platonic through and through, they care strongly for one another are there for one another, won't only the best for each other without a drop of romantic feelings. Maybe their V isnt into men, or isnt specifically into Johnny. They just don't vibe that way.

For some V's maybe the feelings are one sided and unrequited.

Maybe to them their V loves Johnny but he loves Rogue, or is still consumed with the loss of Alt, or has unresolved feelings for Kerry he never worked through in life.

Maybe, Johnny fell in love with V, the person who gave him a second chance, the person who's stood by him though everything. And their V just really cares for their friend, wants to see him grow for the better. And Johnny has to learn to process and accept that.

And some V's fuckin hate Johnny. Some V's dont give him that second chance, dont seek to help him change, and just want this asshole out of their head so they can run off to be with the person they do love.

And I agree they dont fit the traditional standard of a friendship. And they don't fit the traditional standard of a romantic relationship. They dont fit the traditional standard of any relationship. Just going off canon and general V, the nature of how they're connected means their relationship is inherently different from any traditional counterpart of what they have. Johnny and V's relationship, however you choose to interpret it is completely unique to them.

[arofili]

how’d u get into writing? like, writing fic and being part of the silm community, being Known, that stuff? i’m really new to being a silm cc and i’d love to know ur advice! also: how’d u build up the confidence to start posting meta/hcs? bc i have a Lot of hcs and meta ideas but also i’m really anxious abt posting them bc yknow anxiety is like that

these are some great questions, anon! I’m gonna go through them one by one :)

how’d u get into writing?

not to be like, super cliche, but I’ve...kind of always been a writer? as long as I can remember I’ve been telling stories, and when I was too young to read or write I would dictate them to my mom, who would type them up for me and help me choose clipart illustrations to accompany them. when I got old enough I would always be writing; I attempted my first novel at age 9, and while that never really went anywhere I did finish the darn thing and it had some pretty sophisticated plot twists for a 9-year-old!

like, writing fic

around the same time I got into fandom! I was deep into Warrior cats (like. really deep) and I believe I started writing my first fics when I was like? 10 or 11? my memory is kind of fuzzy on the order of things, but I know I got an account on the Warriors forums when I was 9, and that I was already posting my fic there when I made my FFN account. I believe I was 12 when that happened, but who knows. I haven’t the faintest idea of what happened with those forums, but uhhh pretty much all of my Warriors fic is still up on FFN lmao. you could probably find that if you want to but um...maybe don’t?

my first Big Fic was a self-insert of...my entire 5th/6th grade class into the then-current timeline of the Warriors books...well. I honestly think that might still be my most popular fic of all time l m a o though I try not to think about it because Hashtag Cringe. though as much as I look back on that time with a “yikes,” I am very grateful for the Warriors fandom in a way? that place was so accepting and encouraging of OCs, of AUs, of completely disregarding canon, of worldbuilding that is completely alien from canon - it was a fantastic sandbox to begin with, there were so many ways to write stories and practically all of them were accepted and had fellow fans invested in them!

and being part of the silm community, 

soooo I wrote Warriors fic until my freshman year of high school (wow sdjfhkdsjfh), which was when BOTFA came out, and I was absolutely wrecked by the ending and immediately started writing my own fixit fic. I was also super hooked on Kiliel! so that was my intro to the Tolkien fandom; and simultaneously, I joined tumblr, and, well, the rest is history tbh.

I honestly do not remember when I first read the Silm, but I kind of got into the more obscure parts of the Tolkien fandom through fandom osmosis, and I do have a vague memory of doodling the Finwean family tree in geometry class so it might have been later on in freshman year? that was also the same time I was having my Queer Awakening, and Russingon definitely contributed to me unlearning my internalized queerphobia, so probably around then.

anyway - queer awakening, tumblr, Tolkien, transitioning from FFN to AO3 - all of that was happening around the same time. I know I dipped my toes in the Silm fandom then, but I was still primarily a Hobbit fic writer focusing on Kiliel. toward the end of high school I kind of shifted to LOTR and (qp) Gigolas...but somehow the Silm fandom is the most active of the Big Three within the Tolkien fandom, and I was getting dragged further and further in.

it wasn’t until @backtomiddleearthmonth 2019, my freshman year of college, that I really dove into writing Silm fic! I picked some Silm-specific bingo cards and never looked back :D that was really not all that long ago but I am obsessed in a way I don’t really remember being even with TH/LOTR, I obviously cannot see the future but I anticipate hanging out here for a long time. the Silm fandom is great overall and there’s just so much material to work with!! <3

being Known, that stuff?

so I don’t really have a whole lot of context on how “well known” I am in the fandom?? definitely within the past year and a half or so I’ve noticed that I like, get asks like this, and get a significant amount of notes on my posts, and I’ve made a lot of fandom friends especially since I joined some Silm servers on Discord (hmu if you want invites; I’m on the SWG server and 2 general Silm servers and the Russingon server) this past year. and I have 3,000 followers as of this month - and while ever since I hit 1k I don’t particularly pay attention to my follower count I can definitely say that I have more engagement now than I used to! but it took me a long time to build this “audience,” I suppose; I’ve been around the Tolkien fandom since late 2014, so nearly 6 years of this, lol.

really the best way to build a following, in my experience, is to just post a lot of stuff. when I started making edits I got a lot more engagement, because for a long time I would post one every day! (I made them in batches and queued them; I didn’t actually make one every day lol...and now I’m too busy to do that, so I just make edits for events and whenever I feel like it) And I have [checks ao3] 145 works in the Silm fandom as of today - I’m fairly prolific! I’ve come to generally expect 3-10 comments on most of my oneshots, which is a lot more than I used to have back in the day. consistency and quantity are more likely to attract people to your work - and quality, of course.

also: how’d u build up the confidence to start posting meta/hcs?

I’ve been writing since I was very young, and I’ve been writing fic for like...11 years? I think? in that time I’ve produced a lot of garbage, but imo most of that was in my Warrior cats phase, so I came into the Tolkien fandom with confidence in myself and my writing. I’m also working on original fiction on the side (I hope to eventually become a published fantasy author, but right now school takes up most of my time that I don’t devote to fandom, which gives me more immediate gratification and also is just Very Fun) and I know I’m a good writer.

basically, I’ve been doing this for like...half my life, and I’m still fairly young, so I’ve had time to build up my skill and confidence and I know I’m only going to get better with time. you will get better with practice. like I said, I’ve written a lot of terrible stuff, and it’s only through sucking for a long time that I’ve gotten to the point I am now. and I am far from perfect; I know I still have lots of room to grow!

for meta and headcanons specifically, I started with writing fic, and then when I didn’t think I could stretch something into an entire fic I would just make a hc post. I have a vivid memory of writing my first meta in a notebook during driver’s ed because it was so goddamn boring and I had Thoughts about Tauriel and Thranduil!

in my experience, meta comes from having Opinions and wanting to share them and most importantly to back them up - you need to have sources! you need to have reasons! you need to have justification! otherwise it’s not meta, it’s a headcanon or an AU. which is fine!! I love hc/AU!!! but they are not the same as meta, and I’m a stickler for being accurate when it comes to meta. if you have sources and shit to back you up, that will help you build the confidence to share your meta.

sharing disinformation and passing it off as meta instead of just coming out and saying this is a headcanon/baseless theory/AU or whatever is such a fandom pet peeve of mine; it’s not bad for something to not be Accurate! you just have to have that disclaimer - and even when you’re writing meta, you’re offering an interpretation of the text, and you need to acknowledge that other interpretations also exist and are valid.

um. I hope this answers your questions? and sorry for basically word-vomiting my entire life story, lol. this post got long; the main reason I’ve written so much fic is because I really just cannot shut up for the life of me. sooo if you can tear of that filter of being shy and just. say shit. you can go so far~!

OH and one more thing - I can’t believe I almost forgot this - but part of being a writer is participating in the community. this is code for LEAVE A DAMN COMMENT IF YOU LIKE A FIC. that’s how I made most of my fandom friends before Discord! I follow @ao3feed-silmarillion and stalk that blog for new Silm fics; I read the ones that interest me and comment on them.

I know this is not really the most common way for folks to find fic but it’s so rewarding to interact with new fic, new writers, new commentors, new stories - you can find gems that don’t rise to the top of the kudos/bookmark lists; you become friends with your fellow writers; you can watch people grow and change; you support smaller content creators. yeah, you might not be getting Just The Best Stuff, but it’s so so so worth it!!

and if you make friends in the comment section of other people’s fic - I guarantee you some of them will go to your AO3 profile and check out your fic, too! and they’ll leave comments! this is a fic community, and that’s what I cherish about fandom most of all, tbh.

anyway - again - sorry for rambling so much, but I hoped this helped! feel free to send in another ask, or to come talk to me off anon if you’d like! and definitely send me your stuff if/when you decide to share it; I would love to support you!!! <3

[naruto-oc-critiques]

not to be that girl lmao, but could i get some sasuke pairing advice? i really enjoyed reading the pairing advice you gave to others but i hadn’t seen one of his yet. personally, i don’t see him being the type to really fit with anyone but? yeah please and thanks!

So, a Sasuke pairing guide.

That’s no problem. I mean, why else has he been without one for so long? It’s not like he’s super difficult to write for or anything.

he is omg help me

On a serious note, Sasuke is a complex character. That said, I think what makes him most difficult to pair isn’t necessarily his personality but these two things:

His tunnel vision. Sasuke was occupied with his goals and was only interested in seeing them realized. He didn’t pay attention to people unless they could somehow help in achieving those goals (see: Team Hebi / Taka). Sasuke was never seeking an intimate relationship (whether platonic or otherwise) because it was irrelevant to what he was trying to accomplish.

The timeline. Sasuke’s personal journey is closely linked to Naruto’s main plot—he’s pretty much the main driving force of the story. He’s got a lot going on and, combined with the previous point, there’s not a lot of wiggle room to integrate an OC into his story.

Of course, there are ways of pairing Sasuke—he just requires some careful consideration if you’re sticking with canon, which is the assumption I'm going with when writing this guide.

On that note, I want to mention something: a relationship with Sasuke will likely be a slow burn, long distance one. It will include Sasuke being MIA frequently and, when he does finally return, there will likely be baggage to work through.

This, however, should be embraced, in my opinion.

The most common approach I've seen in pairing Sasuke with an OC is to have them meet in Konoha during Part I > OC follows Sasuke to Orochimaru > OC follows Sasuke by joining Team Taka / Hebi and then profit. This approach, while giving Sasuke and OC consistent exposure to one another, is one that really works against OC creators as it creates this need to justify too many story and character deviations, which causes unnecessary frustration.

My solution: don't have OC present during every step of Sasuke's journey.

Think outside the box. Have an OC that was always an affiliate of Sound and they meet when Sasuke defects. Let OC and Sasuke first meet or reconnect after the Fourth Shinobi War. Have them meet as adults during the Boruto era. Develop your OC's life outside of their interactions with Sasuke; don't force them to always be together.

or you can just do what you want also

With that little tangent out the way, let’s talk about his personality a little.

After the Uchiha Massacre, Sasuke was pretty cold. He didn't care much about relationships—or other people in general. Unless they were stronger than him, in which case, he would obsess over surpassing them. During Part I, Sasuke's capacity for empathy was a bit higher—as seen with his interactions with Team 7, among other instances—but he eventually discards this in exchange for pursuing power during Shippūden. There is a callous disregard for others during this time as well, something he doesn't begin to move past until the end of Shippūden. Following Parts I and II, Sasuke begins moving towards trying to form and strengthen connections with those around him. He's still not outwardly brimming with emotion, but he is much more capable and open to expressing those kind, caring feelings he has for others in his own way.

So, finally, onto what you probably want most: what Sasuke might like in a partner! Yay!

Someone talented and / or useful. Applicable mainly to Parts I and II Sasuke. If your OC is not as strong as or stronger than Sasuke, he's not interested, as the great Cloud Strife often puts it. OC would have to be on Neji / Gaara / Rock Lee levels of strength and notoriety to catch Sasuke's attention—everyone else is literally fodder to him. Similarly, when he's in his Team Hebi / Taka days, he's only interested in those that can help fulfill his goals. This is where issues of power level can come into play (especially during Part I), but the only advice I can really give is to just develop your OC's abilities, strengths and weaknesses.

Someone empathetic but uncompromising. Applicable mainly to post-Shippūden Sasuke. What I mean is Sasuke might want someone that understands his motives for his past actions—but would also need to see the error in them. Sasuke himself is completely ashamed of his past actions and seeks to repent for them, so I doubt he would want someone making excuses for him when he himself doesn't.

Someone steadfast in their convictions. Someone that stays on their own personal path no matter what. I think this would be appealing to Sasuke, considering how his own goals, feelings and convictions were constantly tried and tested throughout the series.

Someone accommodating. A person that understands that Sasuke won't always be there but still chooses to welcome him, maybe not with open arms, but at least with an open heart would go a long way. OC can (understandably) be upset, hurt and annoyed with him but someone that realizes Sasuke is trying in his own way to become better and is willing to work on their relationship together is cool.

Emotionally grounded and mature. I'm not saying your OC has to be without their own problems—everyone has their problems, ya know—but I think someone that is aware of their emotional needs would be able help and support Sasuke in mending his emotional needs. They'd be able to communicate and all that good jazz.

Easygoing and open. While I don't think Sasuke is bothered by loud, more rambunctious people (see: Naruto and Sakura), I do think that a calm, mellow individual could work well with him. Also someone forthright with their feelings would mesh well, in my opinion. They'd probably be the "lead dancer," if you will, when it comes to the communication aspects of their relationship—they could say the things that Sasuke might struggle to say or express without feeling the embarrassment or hesitation he might feel.

Overall, like I said, when it comes to pairing an OC with Sasuke, it's better not force things or do too many things at once. Working on a smaller scale, I think, would be ideal and more enjoyable when attempting to write a romance for Sasuke.

Personally, I wouldn’t recommend going the typical route of having an OC born and raised in Konoha jumping around the story following after Sasuke—unless, of course, you think you have good reasoning behind it. I would recommend on exploring post- Shippūden and Boruto era Sasuke, where he is more emotionally available, and there is more room for relationship building plus boruto era sasuke is pretty tasty fr fr.

But, as always, do what makes you happy and have fun with it!

- ATB

[cateringisalie]

Tagged by @fury-brand​ - thank you! I stole some questions back from the previous post...

Name: Sanctum

Fandoms: Final Fantasy VII and associated spin-offs; Bravely Default, Legend of Korra, Final Fantasy VIII, Grandia

Most popular oneshot: In terms of hits - Words Are Important Too (FFVII Cloti smut, which is not wholly surprising). It’s another version of the Highwind scene. Not sure if appreciably different from any other one. I did get a complaint in Spanish about Tifa hooking up with OCs. In terms of Kudos it’s surprisingly After the Wedding (Legend of Korra)

Most popular multichapter: In terms of hits and kudos its Healing (Legend of Korra AU) which I wrote with @danseru-kun. For me solo it’s Modern Love (FFVII Clerith smut)

Fics Nervous to post: the smut. Also the Cloti fics where they didn’t interact once

Coming Soon:

More (untitled) Clerith smut! (I am so sorry)

The unexpected spin-off to said Clerith smut! (wherein I think I can second-guess the first comment I will get and thus produce the seemingly obviously far more interesting theoretical fic with a flourish. Lot of assumptions on my part there and there’s little other reason to tie the things together)

Aeris as a scavenger! (which is now in two chapters and the second one is currently in pieces and I need to actually fix that and its in need of a title)

Resident Fantasy: Nemesis! I would very much like to do something far more with the obvious idea thrown up by the modded Resident Evil 3 Remake/Aeris has a gun and fuse Resident Evil and Final Fantasy VII together but whether this is going to work at all remains to be seen. Also getting past my inclination to make it more RE2, but recognizing RE3 offers an easier objective and reason for plot momentum and not having to get into why this art museum is now a police station.

Favourite things to write: alternate universes and/or what-ifs. Unconsciously? (since someone needed to point this out) Lots of missing scenes.

Actual worst part of writing: Forcing writing at a slower pace so everything doesn’t happen in a rush. Which I’m pretty sure I still do anyway. But the not being in the right mindset or not caring about *this* bit, but with it being vital to everything else and not wanting to makes it a real slog.

How you choose your titles: sometimes suggestions, sometimes lyrics, sometimes it just clicks when outlining, sometimes its desperation while staring at the relevant field on ao3, and sometimes generic-y what happens in the fic. A few times (with permission) someone else’s fic title.

Do you outline: Almost always. Except for the last few where I have the idea clear in my head and then try and bash the words together.

Ideas I probably won’t get around to, but wouldn’t it be nice?

An Annihilation/FFVII fusion is appealing but hard to marshal into something doable.

I re-watched Slayers last year and near immediately leapt to an obvious parallel of high-powered sorceress and her long-suffering blond swordsman companion, but trying to write that turned into a Slayers rewrite but with some cosmetic details amended. I have asked for this twice on fic-exchange occasions to no avail. It feels like it should be possible, but it needs to be different enough otherwise reading Slayers fic would save a lot of time (admittedly, I have not even looked there).

The other, other AU where Ifalna and Aerith successfully flee Midgar and make it to Cosmo Canyon. Aerith befriends Nanaki. As she grows older she chafes at the restrictions (don’t leave the settlement) and Shinra’s increasingly blatant destructive practices – not least secure in the knowledge that the White Materia can fix the situation but not wholly sure on how. So. She runs away, Nanaki going with her. Her various searches for a way to make use of the materia land her in Rocket Town eventually where Cloud having changed his mind about the whole SOLDIER thing after loudly announcing he was going for it has been working as an apprentice to Cid for a number of years embarrassed to go home. He winds up joining Aerith and Nanaki on their quest to clearly the saving of the world but the whole rest of this is completely vague. I have the whole first sentence as a wip at least (which I think is 2000 words).

Callouts @ Me: So many starts, so few continuations and even fewer endings. Occasionally no middle either.

Best writing traits: Fulfilling a writing prompt that, if not the inverse of intended tone then, is at least spun off in a complete other direction while still conforming to the working of the prompt (or simply: bloody-mindedness)

Canon adherence when necessary (or appropriate) and flippantly disregarding it when its an issue or canon is actively terrible.

Spicy Tangential Opinion: Not sure if spicy (I am old), but I miss the days of bizarre crossovers, Avalanche living together and strange fic.

Tagging: @danseru-kun, @effortlesslyuncool, @splinteredstar, @rentfreecat, @auncyen, @komatsujo and anyone else who wants in.

[2ofswords]

Dankovsky ^^

Oh dear! Strap yourselves in, we are going to be here for a while! Also another warning: There is a mention of suicide in “a headcanon about their future”. (Which is probably very telling of said headcanon… Also: There are spoilers!)

their biggest strength

I guess having academic knowledge is a cool thing, but honestly, I would go with determination and willpower. I mean… while it might not be the best or most healthy situation ever, staying alive while having the sandpest out of sheer spite and willpower is still a fucking achievement! I mean to a certain extend all healers share this drive, but for me the way the Bachelor’s determination works is fucking inspiring and just the thing that keeps him going. While being the one who is like not hunted for sport (most of the time) he gets dealt a fucking terrible hand when it comes to dealing with the sandpest (neither any menkhu rights nor any magic, not being allowed to acquire the necessary components or equipment for his area of expertise, being the most distrusted and getting the least information, oh and of course getting told to solve the situation in a specific and completely counterproductive way by multiple parties) and most of his successes come from going through with it despite that, and screaming at people who don’t want to listen. While it can become (or be seen as, depending on perspective and circumstances) rude and insensitive this mindset is what gets the plague acknowledged and at least some of the measures established as a result. His whole thing is seeing an impossible task and going for it anyways, his entire goal of defeating death has that vibe and while he might never live up to his own standards I think there are things to achieve and to get done along the way that are of great value. Also while it might come of as arrogant, I think the mindset of “Yes I can do this, I will make it” when going against great odds is actually very inspiring and useful. Also I think it sometimes gets confused with thinking one is better than other people or just above human limits, with… isn’t always the case and you can actually see in his own route how it is more of an “I need to do this so I will make it.” But I digress and before this ask completely turns into another “Daniil Dankovsky defence squad post” of mine, I will leave it at that and say, that I think the way he moves forward and tries to archive great things by sheer willpower and determination is commendable, inspiring and one of his greatest and most important character traits for me.

their greatest weakness

This is a hard one for me. Definitely not because there are no weaknesses, but more because a lot we see in the game is a bit situational and/or an amalgamation of different things that morph into one single shitfest that I cannot really find a word for. I have thought about using single-mindedness but I actually think it is inaccurate and a word used often for him that while coming close to what I want to say does give of a very different vibe than I am going for and there are definitely aspects, where he isn’t single minded at all and as I said: very situational. Sooo… I would like to introduce my favourite weakness to give a character (seriously like 80 percent of my OCs have this one): tunnel vision. Kind of a downside of determination but also alluding of the fact, that our dear Bachelor likes do dismiss peoples opinions if they don’t match up with his own. But I don’t really think this is because he is generally dismissive of everything (because he shows signs of interest even in the town and it’s culture when it is not interfering with his work and while I wouldn’t dare to say that his handling of the situation is a good one, I think it is largely enhanced of the whole plague thing going on and also of everything getting in his fucking way). Example: getting really weirdly pissed at Lara for telling him that there probably isn’t any (human) source for the disease is not really being “fuck you, I am better, you know nothing” and more “no. There is one, this is my goal so there has to be one”. You know… tunnel vision. Same with most of his rants about the town that are mostly like “why wont you give me the information I need in the terms I could use?” or “why the fuck can I not be an efficient doctor in this town?” It disregards the towns uniqueness in a way that is dangerous and bad for both parties, hinders his work, and damages the town. It can also lead to my first instinctually chosen word, single mindedness, because it leads to this disregard of others peoples opinions but I think it is more of a symptom and it doesn’t mean that he looks down on people all the time (oh, he definitely does sometimes but I would argue not as much as people are saying) but that he is so much in his own mind, that he doesn’t even think about considering! (Which is also bad but in a different way.) It also explains why I feel that most of his downsides are very situational: Because they are! They are a result of him setting himself certain goals and then being very very hard to change his way of looking at the specific problem. It can be helpful and is also kind of a part of his strength but at the same time are his own downfall. (I mean, just look at the letter of “a” and his complete and utter disregard of it! He has his standards and by god he will keep them no matter what anyone is saying.)

a headcanon about their childhood

Not a childhood one and only a pre-canon, but I think, he designed the coat he is wearing in Patho 2 himself. Or at least with like a friend who also creates fashion and either he went to the poor artist with a plan and that guy was like “are you sure..?” and Danko was like “Yes. This is exactly what I want” or the friend was also into weird fashion and they made this horrible thing their own little problem being like “fuck the clothing conventions, we are making everything asymmetric and… horrendous”. Either way it is a deliberate choice. (Also if the designer was up for the project it is the same one who made Andreys pants. ^^) To also have a childhood one: I think Daniil was one of those children who idolize their parents a lot and talk to others about how great they are. I also think he had a falling out with his father at some point, but they had a really good relationship in childhood.

a headcanon about their future (if they have one)

Tbh I have a massive amount of different ideas about the future and it depends on so many things. I absolutely can see him going back to the capital and getting executed and I also can see him seeing to his own death after a different character’s end (oh, old black train! You have tainted my heart with my own tears! Thank you Ned! ^^) In the second game I feel him staying in town a bit more, but in P1 there is really nothing that keeps him in the end. Though I love and follow every fucking story that lets him stay or get a better ending and in my head I also have a “goes into the capital and gets brainwashed and dragged into the inquisition” storyline. That one might be fun… But again I have so many varieties. If he stays I kind of enjoy the thought of giving him an administrative job and not letting him be a slightly shittier doctor then Artemy. Tbh he is more of a scientist and there’s just is no equipment in town even if we disregard the whole problem with him not being a menkhu (something that definitely doesn’t change after the Haruspex ending). So I like to either see him as taking the Kains job after they leave in Patho and either organizing the houses and/or becoming the next judge or picking up Saburov’s job and trying to govern the town. It depends on who lives and who dies and what the political landscape is like. (For example, which part of the town Khan and Capella will regulate, because he sure as hell cannot step into their shit!) I just think it fits him better and plays to his strengths a bit more. Gives him his own thing to do while he tries to re-establish his science things. And as someone who founded an entire lab, he probably has some expertise and it’s the aspect in town he most succeeded in. But yeah, it all strongly depends on game ending and how characters interact with him because he is pretty much broken by the end of it and needs some form of support or opportunity to find his bearings.

a small detail/scene that leaves a great impact

There are so many! And a lot of small lines that people already made great points about! ^^ I already talked about the “do you condemn me?” line so I will use a different one. Let’s go with “What does ‘erdem’ mean? ‘Arrogant fool’, maybe?” because I freaked out about this one in my second playthrough. I was so delighted by Danko showing interest in the steppe language in my first playthrough that I completely disregarded the “arrogant fool” part which… honestly shame on me, it’s now one of my favourite things! Because it is one of the very little moments where Danko actually shows self reflection and I think the reason is less that he doesn’t think of himself as said arrogant fool and more that he is normally not showing it but this little jab allows us to catch a glimpse. (Also I do not think that it only is “you are saying bad thinks about me, right” and more a moment of self-deprecation, just because the insult is way to precise and fitting to be randomly picked. If it would be, he would go with “city quack” or “outsider asshole” or something along these lines. More what is actually said and less concrete.) I already said that I think Daniil is psyching himself up a lot about being able to do things and telling himself again and again that he is in fact capable of all these things, but that also leads to the acknowledgement that one is indeed an arrogant fool. I think he is aware of not being pleasant and arrogant and while there are other sometimes more direct and sometimes more subtle ways this gets addressed (“I am not nice” in Patho one and generally how people talk about him in his own fever dream and are telling him what a piece of shit he is) but this one… also hits close to home because this joking kind of self-deprecation is just so familiar and common to me. It hits close to home while containing a pretty interesting piece of characterization.

their philosophy/worldview (or part of it) described in one neat little sentence

Urgh, I only put this in the meme to torture myself, didn’t I? Um… I really like his “If you bend your mind towards a challenge the skill will follow in your hands.” So I will just steal it from the man himself. It describes his emphasis on the mind as well as the importance of being focused (ha!) on a set goal and following it through. It also makes reaching goals and acquiring said things sound possible no matter what it is, and last but not least: it doesn’t really specify your ability but what kind of person you have to be but a state of mind you should be in. It is universal. And since I am really fascinated by his way of dismissing other people while still having a universal respect for human beings, I like to incorporate this aspect. ^^

[morethanaprincess-a]

THE POSITIVE & NEGATIVE; Mun & Muse - Meme.

fill out & repost ♥ This meme definitely favors canons more, but I hope OC’s still can make it somehow work with their own lore, and lil’ fandom of friends & mutuals. Multi-Muses pick the muse you are the most invested in atm.

My muse is:   canon / oc / au / canon-divergent / fandomless /

Is your character popular in the fandom?  YES / NO / Depends. I think fans usually love Sonia or hate her.

Is your character considered hot™ in the fandom?  YES / NO / IDK.

Is your character considered strong in the fandom?  YES / NO / In some aspects.

Are they underrated?  YES / NO.

Were they relevant for the main story?  YES / NO.

Were they relevant for the main character?  YES / NO /

Are they widely known in their world?  YES / NO.

How’s their reputation?  GOOD / BAD / NEUTRAL / Verse-dependent. Mostly good, unless Despair-verse or post-Neo World Program/post-SDR2 for canon verses or Talentswap!AU for my Ultimate Mafia Boss AU. Sonia's reputation is pretty terrible in these.

How strictly do you follow canon?  

I do the best I can, considering that for most Danganronpa characters, there's limited information unless they're a protagonist. Considering DR, depending on the timeline of Sonia's class, takes place in various settings, realities, and states of mind, it can be a challenge to keep everything consistent. While I don't do a lot of threads that take place strictly in the SDR2-verse, where I do try to keep events canon to how they unfold in the game and as precisely as Sonia is presented as I can, other verses tend to be a bit more canon-divergent in order to fill in character building gaps that the game and anime don't really offer. The biggest change I tend to do is that unless I'm writing a thread of Sonia's arrival or first year at Hope's Peak or during the Neo World Program of SDR2, I don't tend to write many of her slang or word mix-ups. While Sonia reads and writes her 30+ languages better than she speaks them, I still believe she picks up on foreign languages easily and learns from her mistakes. She's a smart person, considering all of her talents mentioned in the SDR2 game alone. I also tend to disregard some of Hajime's free-time events with Sonia, particularly in terms of the hero legend and how she would allow the fabled hero to immediately marry and rule with her. My Sonia, for the most part, is a self-rescuing princess (and has a tendency to want to rescue everyone else too!).

SELL YOUR MUSE! Aka try to list everything, which makes your muse interesting in your opinion to make them spicy for your mutuals.  

Is your muse looking for a friend and/or significant other who's just fascinated by everything they do and will support them no matter what? Someone who doesn't care about where you come from, your family, your looks, your socio-economic status but only who you are? Someone generous, kind, gentle, optimistic, smart, well-read, well-mannered, and will always be your muse's biggest cheerleader? Then your muse will definitely want to meet Sonia Nevermind, Hope's Peak Academy's Ultimate Princess and occult and serial killer-lover extraordinaire. She's poised to inherit a European country that thrives under absolute monarchy, a ridiculous amount of wealth and prestige, her own military, and more homes and assets than one person, and one family, really need. But get her talking about her favorite books/movies/TV shows, particularly horror and romantic dramas, and she'll be ecstatic. She loves exploring haunted locales, questioning the motives and methods of serial killers (real and fictional! I hope you've seen Friday the 13th, Halloween, A Nightmare on Elm Street, etc. Is your muse Team Freddy or Team Jason?), and experiencing a 'normal' lifestyle unbefitting of a royal. Novoselic has no amusement parks, so your muse can really wow Sonia by introducing her to her first roller coaster! While she can't actually participate in Freemasonry or murdering people (Despair and Talentswap verses aside!) due to her title, she's still quite intrigued by it all. And like any proper Novosonian, she adores her chocolate and her wine. She's got a massive sweet tooth, perfect for her usual sweet and kind demeanor.

Now the OPPOSITE, list everything why your muse could not be so interesting (even if you may not agree, what does the fandom perhaps think?)

She's not terribly edgy or sarcastic in most of her verses. It's very easy for Sonia to get duped by someone, as she's quick to consider people friends unless otherwise shown differently. She's very poised and polite due to her upbringing and doesn't often act on every impulse she has or speak her mind, especially if her opinion is divisive or negative, unless she trusts your muse. It's easy for her to accept friends into her life and far more difficult to accept romantic love, as she's frequently facing people who love her for her looks, title, and apparent purity, which frustrates her. She doesn't want to be put on a pedestal, she simply wants to be treated normally. She also doesn't get into too many fights, especially if she's been slighted. This is not a muse who's going to throw a punch, but she's excellent with firearms of all sorts. Pistols? Check. Rifles? Mastered them. Rocket launcher? Her favorite! And of course, she learned how to drive a tank before she could drive a car. If you're looking for a meek and shy muse to write with, Sonia's not that type. She's reserved in some things, but if your muse is really out of line? She'll call them out on it. She also has a tendency to want to lead in everything (it's a struggle for her to give up control, she can't help it!) and is a workaholic unless your muse distracts her.

Sonia has a fair amount of Rich People Problems. If that doesn't interest you or your muse, you may not enjoy interacting with her. But she remains as humble as she can about it all. She's terrible at putting herself first and admitting feelings for anyone, automatically assuming the person she cares for wouldn't want to be close to her, platonically or romantically, because of how complicated her life is as a future monarch. There's a lot of press, official appearances, and times she has to be a Princess before a person. She never wants to feel like a burden to your muse, which can sometimes come off as passive. But in life or death situations? Her bravery comes through.

And let's not go into how her Despair verse could be potentially triggering to some muses and/or muns. Sonia's absolutely disgusting when in Despair: lots of gore, lots of torture, lots of death, lots of blood, and a fair amount of sex with bad intentions. She's a gross human being (and has to deal with all of that in a post-Neo World Program verse!).

What inspired you to rp your muse?  

I've been roleplaying for a pretty long time (not necessarily all on tumblr, but for awhile. I'm old!), and I've played action/fighting muses, know-it-all/brainy/witty muses, and muses who border on the mean girl trope with a heart of gold. But I've never really played a sincerely kind and good person. I tend to prefer writing female characters (I'm just more comfortable writing women than men most of the time!) and I've always had an interest in royalty and European history since I was a child. I played and watched Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc originally and while I found it fun, it didn't really hold my attention for long. It took 5-6 years or so for me to try out SDR2, and upon getting introduced to Sonia it was just a perfect fit. I love how kind and open-minded she is, how much she believes in the best of everyone, and how her interests in the occult, serial killers, anime, and dramas are a stark contrast to her royal upbringing. So many royal characters are complete snobs with no interest in commoners, which was never the sort of muse I wanted to write. But I loved the idea of Sonia's fish out of water situation of being the only foreigner in her class (and likely most of the school), who's just so happy to be there even though she gets various customs wrong and is just plain weird due to her personal interests. Additionally, I have a strong interest in horror, the occult, and serial killers myself, so it's been fun incorporating my thoughts on what Sonia would like outside of what the game and anime offered.

What keeps your inspiration going?  

This might be corny, but it's Sonia's innate curiosity about the world and everyone in it. Admittedly, I'm not terribly up to date on current and popular anime (and I've only played DRV3 once, so I don't know those muses as well, and I never completed that game's Talent Development Plan), so it's hard when I don't always know the franchise of the other muse Sonia's interacting with, but she's still so fascinated about others and is inclined to ask questions and take on new experiences. But when I'm feeling stuck on inspiration, I'm returning to books, movies, and TV shows. For Sonia specifically, I watch and read a lot of historical and royal-focused dramas, as well as horror and classic literature. I also follow blogs featuring royal history and modern royal coverage (though when it turns too gossipy, I tend to cringe!) for plot ideas. 

Still, it's the hardest for me to interact with other muses whose muns automatically assume I'm familiar with their fandom, especially when it's popular. I tend to do a fair amount of apologizing in that case, as most of my favorite anime are considered old or classic at this point. 

Some more personal questions for the mun.

Give your mutuals some insight about the way you are in some matters, which could lead them to get more comfortable with you or perhaps not.

Do you think you give your character justice?  YES / NO.

Do you frequently write headcanons?  YES / NO. 

Do you sometimes write drabbles?  YES / NO.  

Do you think a lot about your Muse during the day?  YES / NO.

Are you confident in your portrayal?   YES / NO.

Are you confident in your writing?  YES / NO / Most of the time!

Are you a sensitive person?  YES / NO.

Do you accept criticism well about your portrayal?  

Not terribly. In general, if someone doesn't like my portrayal, I question why they're following me (especially if we aren't writing together). I'm much more the type to respect someone's space if they decide to unfollow and/or softblock than want criticism of my portrayal. Of course, it's different if I'm writing with someone for awhile and we have multiple threads and character development, I'm a little more open to criticism but likely won't change my portrayal based on it. 

Do you like questions, which help you explore your character?

I do! In general though, I tend to prioritize threads and IC asks over OOC, starting with what I've got muse to write with first. I have anon turned off and so I don't really get a lot of random questions about my muse anymore unless I've posted a meme asking for muse headcanons, but when I do get them, I try to answer them to the best of my ability.

If someone disagrees to a headcanon of yours, do you want to know why?

Not really. It's okay to disagree with my headcanon, that's totally valid! But if it gets to the point where I'm being told how to write my muse, I get annoyed. When I write with a mun, I accept their headcanons in our threads, no questions asked. I prefer the same courtesy with my muse and their headcanons too.

If someone disagrees with your portrayal, how would you take it?  

Doesn't really matter to me. My general assumption is, is if someone disagrees with my portrayal, they likely won't write with me, follow me, or accept ask meme submissions from me. 

If someone really hates your character, how do you take it?  

We probably aren't roleplaying together. They likely either don't want to write with a Sonia or my version of her, and that's ok! What isn't ok is gossip and anon hate. I've turned off anon for this reason and won't turn it back on unless I need to (for example, a mutual I trust wants to send something on anon IC). It's a significant weight off my shoulders, not dealing with OOC anon rudeness.

Are you okay with people pointing out your grammatical errors?

Sure! No one's perfect. The only one that bothers me is different spelling for US English and UK/AUS/CAN English. I'm from the US and it's just easier to write in that, so I don't get anything wrong.

Do you think you are easy going as a mun?  

I like to think so! I'm pretty easygoing and understanding of things like hiatuses, no writing inspo, etc, as long as I'm told that's what it is. Of course, I have my preferences for writing style (I don't do much one-liners or crack RP, just not my thing. I write a lot and try to avoid purple prose as much as I can!), but otherwise I like to plot, to wing it, coming up with new AUs and ships, etc. I also like chatting fandoms and such OOC as well! Admittedly I'm not great when it comes to mental health struggles, as I go through them myself and while I'm pretty high-functioning, RP and tumblr is my escape from my career and horrible stuff IRL, keeping me grounded and such. I like roleplaying, chatting fandoms and fun things, and just having a good time over here and on discord.

That’s about it, congrats for filling out!

Tagged by: @monsieur-de-paris​ (Thank you!)

Tagging: Since this is a very long meme, whoever wants to do it. 

[calleo-bricriu]

Villains, Powerful (but Unstable) Characters, and This Idiot.

I didn’t want to hijack this post with a long, “Agreed, but...” because I also find it incredibly annoying when other characters (usually OCs as well, which is a double pet peeve) use the fact that, OOC, nobody is going to godmod anyone, to be blatantly disrespectful or dismissive of canonically powerful or dangerous characters because the player knows the other player can’t do much about it.

The “but” is that this character lost the majority of his ability to even feel fear by his mid-20s due to the type of work he does.

Fear is a generally burnt out circuit for Calleo.

His entire career revolves around being able to handle nasty, complicated, dangerous, and potentially lethal magic which also involves having to be able to handle nasty, complicated, dangerous, and potentially lethal people and both things feed off of fear so he spent years redirecting that particular emotion into calm + respect the power of the thing you're dealing with.

He's not lying if he tells someone he's not afraid of them not so much out of disrespect as it is being honest and guessing, sometimes incorrectly, that the person in question would be more offended if he lied to their face when answering.

However, both honesty and disrespect (and some dangerous/powerful/villain types would view that type of honesty as a form of disrespect) can very easily get your ass kicked and I do let that happen pretty frequently.

He also won't just march up to someone or scoff at them with, "I'm not afraid of you," but if they ask he's likely to tell them that he's not and some other characters do try to put that fear into him.

It doesn't technically work but it does teach him both that the correct answer is yes if it gets asked again and that he can't get away with running his mouth to that person so he just alters how he reacts/acts toward that person to avoid having his ass kicked again.

He's also not stupid and can recognize when someone is dangerous, dangerously unstable, quick to anger/violence, or is someone with a reputation for that behavior and very, very quickly adjusts his attitude and behavior if that person shows up.

I'm gonna drag  @tmvoldemort , @absintheabsence   and , @punybutpretty  over here for this because the way Calleo interacts with each of those three people that he should probably definitely be afraid of is wildly different.

With @tmvoldemort  Calleo knew the reputation Voldemort had, he knew that even 15-17 years ago the man was unstable and prone to bouts of violence seemingly out of nowhere, especially if he thought he was being disregarded or treated with disrespect so when they accidentally ended up in the same room after the same thing at the same time, Calleo immediately switched into completely deferential and respectful, including taking a quick mental note of how Voldemort spoke about himself and making sure never to sound like he thought they were 'friends' or anything close to equals.

In that case, it involves never using words like "you" or his name when talking to him, it's always third person (my Lord, him, his, etc...) which occasionally makes him have to stop and think of how to word something so it makes sense or doesn't sound ridiculous but that's better than slipping up, saying "you", and tripping Voldemort's temper.

He's also careful never to sound like he thinks he's smarter, more clever, or just generally better than Voldemort because that would also be stupid; when he shares knowledge that he even remotely suspects Voldemort might not know he always presents it in a, "I'm certain my Lord is already familiar with this, but in case he would like some additional information from recent research..." sort of way and stays well aware of the fine line between being complimentary and coming off as a sycophant. At worst, presenting knowledge-based things that way makes him seem like a super eager, weirdly entertaining little dog--or a kid trying to impress his grandpa, I guess.

He's also extremely careful to make sure he stays useful (or at least entertaining) to Voldemort in enough of a capacity that Voldemort will be less likely to kill him or damage him to the point of incapacitating him because doing that would be inconvenient for Voldemort and if there's one thing Voldemort seems to not enjoy it's purposely inconveniencing himself.

AND he's well aware that if he missteps or misjudges a mood, there's a good chance he'll end up dead.

However, he's still not afraid of Voldemort, he's just carefully respectful of Voldemort’s power, time, and fairly predictable unpredictability (I mean, really, all you have to do is feed him rare books and odd little gifts now and again and tell him he's pretty intelligent and clever.)

I don’t know how to do brevity IC or OOC so....

With @absintheabsence  Calleo wasn't necessarily afraid of him at first either but he was wary because, even without the ability to use magic, and even accepting that some of the more dangerous aspects of Grindelwald's personality were directly tied to his extensive use of the Dark Arts, nobody is bound to be even remotely stable or predictable after spending 40+ years in solitary confinement and Calleo had no idea what kind of unstable it was just that his first reaction the first time Grindelwald looked like he was going to shuffle his old self across the cell and grab him, Calleo's immediate response was to back himself up against a wall and pull a wand despite being perfectly conversational with the, "You stay over there, I'll stay over here, and nothing will escalate." type statement.

And he figured out quickly how to recgonize when there was something he could do to derail oncoming instability or at least talk Grindelwald down and avoid something unpredictable and violent and when there was nothing he could do, he just left when it was the latter as he knew perfectly well he could easily end up dead in that situation.

Once it got to the point that he realized Grindelwald couldn't kill him or even do what he'd consider significant damage, even accidentally, and even if he really wanted to in the moment, he stopped leaving. It's not pleasant to stick around, because when it happens, Grindelwald does get amazingly violent, but he'd also rather see that turned outward than inward because when Grindelwald turns in on himself, any progress he's made in terms of improving mental health tends to significantly backslide.

Several times after that point, he has point blank told Grindelwald that he's not afraid of him.

In FB era threads it’s more of a Voldemort situation though he’s way more open with the, “We both know you’re not going to kill me because I’m useful to you, but, if you do decide to kill me I really don’t think I could care less unless I were dead. It’d be nice not to have to do things anymore,” aspect of it, even if he never says it overtly (but he definitely got bloodied up a lot for spending the better part of that nearly year at MACUSA making almost constant puns out of Graves’ name, especially since his reaction to being confronted by Not Graves about it a few years later was, “Oh, it was a grave mistake on my part.” while barely managing to keep a straight face.)

With @punybutpretty  it's more--just pointless to be afraid of him because if he's going to do something to either make Calleo's life a living nightmare or just plain kill him, there is not a single thing Calleo could do to stop it. To him, there's no point in being afraid of a situation you can't change, it's just unnecessary stress.

You accidentally catch the attention of someone who is a literal god and who could either turn your reality into a hellscape or just kill you or anything in between, and it's best to just kind of roll with it and hope none of those rolls are a 1.

So, that's what he went with from the start.

And also, when faced with someone who's just messing with (for now) Muggles for fun, Calleo's unfortunate response is usually along the lines of, "HA! Okay, that was hilarious! Let's go find a group of them and see how chaotic it can get because there is nothing in this area and I'm incredibly bored."

[teamechelon]

AN IMPASSIONED PLEA

Spencer and Phil are a packaged pair. I created one to balance the other out, and try as I might, I can't separate them. I can write them individually with other people, because they are individuals, but they still come together. When I first entered the fandom almost 5 years ago, my archived blog was created with the same two scouts. They were created together, and to this day, still exist together.

They are the heart and soul of everything I do on tumblr. They were the influence behind my teen wolf oc over on a different blog. My scouts influence how I portray other canon characters and oc’s alike, because the amount of research I was willing to put into two random oc’s has put me into a habit where I want to be consistent and accurate for everything roleplay related.

They are in short, my author avatars.

To disregard one is to disregard the years of headcanons and effort I put into BOTH of them. I’m not talking about “oh, your one scout doesn’t appeal to me as much as your other one does.” because that’s fine. I know Spencer can be an asshole and he’s hard to get along with at first, and I know Phil can be too overbearing and off-putting.

No, I’m talking shipping related.

It’s fine if you want to ship with my scouts. I want my scouts to find that sort of love and happiness that one can only get from a stable relationship. Spencer and Phil can be quite the romantic lovers if given the chance, but to disregard one as “not good enough” both ic and ooc is almost insulting.

One is not more fun than the other. One is not hotter than the other. They both have flaws and perks and habits that make them unique in different ways, and I honestly cannot fathom how one is seen as better.

I have left the fandom before because of this issue (among several other issues I won’t get into). People have seen only the surface (what my scouts look like) and decide that they want nothing more than to ship with them, regardless of their backstories.

I’ve had people treat Phil like a walking penis. Crude, but true.

I’ve had people completely blatantly ignore anything regarding Spencer in favor of Phil. No interactions, not acknowledging his existence, and only using him as a source to get to Phil.

My friends, my partners, those who want to interact with me,  I am tired.

If you don’t want to interact with my scouts, that’s fine. I have a whole host of other characters on this blog you can interact with. I have other TF2 characters on here, with more to come. I have Teen Wolf characters, I have Junkrat, from Overwatch. I also have Maze Runner and All For The Game characters you could get to know! All of these are even canon characters, if you don’t care for OC’s.

I have other blogs I could even point you to, if multimuse blogs aren’t your thing. I have a Teen Wolf OC, a fandomless OC, and two other Teen Wolf canon blogs -- all individual. I’m more than happy to create sideblogs for other characters if you’d like. I do want to make things as easy for my partners as possible.

But. BUT: if you do want my scouts, please understand that they come as a pair, and I am tired of one half of the pair being disrespected, insulted, and ignored in favor of wanting to ship with the other. That’s not how this works, and I’m not going to tolerate it anymore.

[pawnshopsouls]

//Wow I’m feeling really down in the mouth today/tonight. Like really down in the mouth. So um, I’m going to put down some thoughts that have been really bothering me so that maybe I can lift some of this melancholy and get some decent sleep.

//Ok, so um, first are some things which are a bit more personal.

//So on the advice of a friend, I’m going to give you guys a heads up on what’s going on with me and why I haven’t completed any of of the commissions still in my commissions folder, done anything much outside of pencil doodles, and been generally inactive except for MAYBE some rp stuff on @pawnshopsouls​ if I’m having a good day.

//Basically, pain, finances,  stress, and what’s been feeling like crippling depression.

//I have each one of my commissions in my commissions folder but have been unable to focus on them due to:

being in quarantine bc of bedbugs the last couple months (which is like, 90% isolation with the other 10% being trips to the store or parks with the kids bc we can’t interact with friends in our church ward without a house-hold inspection to make sure we don’t spread bedbugs),

having to share 1 graphics tablet with 2 sisters (bc the other two broke) thus limiting my access to my usual digital art mediums,

dealing with a resurgence of my RSI,

trying to convince myself that no, what I do and have done on this blog ISN’T a waste of time, that my work IS worth paying for, that I’m NOT cheating people just because it takes me longer to finish pieces due to said circumstances above, and that I am worth something even though I’m not as fast or as skilled as many others around me,

and dealing with the loss of our internet due to how expensive it was getting and are now using our phone data to make hotspots which means gappy wifi & digital isolation on top of rl isolation.

//With this in mind, I’m pretty sure I’m actually in a load of emotional distress that I’ve been suppressing or disregarding in favor of attempted productivity. I think right now it’s to the point where I often don’t recognize or take heed of this distress until it’s extreme enough that I can’t physically function because it’s so paralyzingly powerful. ( I often try to nap it off, which usually works but only for a few hours).

//This is also probably why I’ve been so hyper focused on Salem and Bonely - specifically drawing those two since doing so is comfort for me. I also feel guilt at feeling not-so-good even though I’m not in as bad a situation as many others.

//Suffice it to say, I’m in a lot of pain (physical due to my aggravated RSI + mental/emotional due to everything else) and am still trying to figure a way to fix it that doesn’t include more personal isolation.

//Now to the less personal issues - I’m not sure what to do with/how to handle the toon bros and how to interact with other toon characters. Despite asks and prompts being key to developing character relations, I’ve never been good at sending random asks that weren’t part of an ask/rp prompt (god bless those things). Anything I come up with end up like small-talk and honestly, anything small-talk related is a STEEP shortcoming of mine. I can’t small-talk and I struggle with talking to others unless I have something I think is significant or somehow relevant to a post, rp or previous conversation.

//Because of this, I’m not sure now how to approach other toon ocs rn - especially with the Cuphead hype dying down & toon ocs becoming their own things, thus removing the common relevant factor between our characters:  Cuphead’s Inkwell Isle. The biggest reason this is a problem for me is that unlike Canon!bros who can end up anywhere any time thanks to Bonly’s Jumper’s Gyro, the Toon!bros don’t have that luxury and their setting isn’t static.

//So I guess it’s a matter of, “Do I keep them in Inkwell? Or do I move them back to Limbo Town in Soulstice? or will it matter since those settings won’t mesh anyways with the ocs I want to reach out to?” Idk guys, i’m really struggling here. Though the option of making Sal’s cemetery (bc he’s still a grave digger guys. It’s the base for his whole character design here) and Bonely’s loan office locations nebulous/unstated is very tempting since it would mean the office could legit be anywhere and available to anyone.

//I’m still debating on what I should do so if any of you have any thoughts on that, I’d appreciate them.

//anyway, thanks for reading this far and sorry if I got you down with this.

[ikkaku-of-heart]

15!

Munday Styles and Preferences (Still Accepting)

15. Is there something petty or minor that would cause you not to follow a person?

I try not to let certain things that are clearly a stylistic choice bug me, like spacing or punctuation, but indeed, I do have some pet peeves, many based on personal experience.

- Two-sentence replies to another person’s multi-paragraph starter or response in a thread. I never expect my RP partners to match my length, but considering how much thought and energy I try to put into my writing, seeing that is an immediate turn-off. I don’t want to do all the work in a thread, after all.

- More OOC posts than threads or IC posts.

- Too much thirst or obsession for Law. I’m unfortunately immediately sus if I see a character has too much of hard-on for Law, mainly because I’m friends with several Law muns who get badgered for interaction from such people, or I/Ikkaku have been treated like a way to get to Law.

Now the not-so-petty stuff:

- For OCs, making a canon character’s trauma all about your character. Like “this character isn’t dark and moody because of X; it’s because of unrequited love for my character!” or that kind of thing.

- A complete and utter disregard for a character’s canon characterization. I’m all for expanding on stuff, exploring aspects, even changing some of the more problematic parts of a character’s personality, but taking, say, an intelligent character and turning them into a total dumbass makes me not want to interact.

- A lack of a rules and about page. I can forgive the lack of about page for a major canon character (Luffy, Nami, Law) but OCs and minor characters definitely need one. And a lack of a rules page does not inspire faith that you know certain RP etiquette.

[ladybuvelle]

Random 4: ☠ What does someone have to do for an instant unfollow from you?, ☯ Have you ever tried to bring peace to a situation?, ❀ What has made you completely lose your chill?, ✧ Do you agree with reblog karma or is it forced interaction?

Salty As Fuck | Accepting 

☠ What does someone have to do for an instant unfollow from you? 

Having an utter disregard or disrespect for the muse you’re playing is a good way to get me to unfollow. I can understand some people wanting to play a canon divergent muse if that makes it more comfortable for them. But there are certain blogs I’ve seen who can take these ideas to extremes that leave me really uncomfortable and make me ask “why not just make an OC?”.

I personally believe that if you’re roleplaying a character that isn’t of your own creation, there are certain rules you should follow and respect when playing them. For example: if your muse has a deep hatred of Noxians, yet you ceaselessly look to ship them with Noxians, that feels really wrong to me. Now, if you wanted to explore that muse trying to meet Noxians and become civil with them and open a dialogue to eventually be amicable and tolerant? That’s good character progression. I have zero problem with that. But if you just want to see characters fuck, I’m sorry, but I check out very fast.

I’m not saying that people should RP a specific way to suit my taste, but I am saying that I do have certain tastes and things that make me uncomfortable or things I simply don’t have an interest in seeing. I don’t expect people to follow me if they don’t like my content either.

☯ Have you ever tried to bring peace to a situation? 

More. Times. Than I. Can count.

I have played mediator so many times between various people. To varying degrees of success. And I certainly don’t mind doing it - I don’t mean to sound like I’m complaining! - but I’ve just been around this big ol’ block many a time. I’m usually the most level-headed of my friends in that way. Usually.

❀ What has made you completely lose your chill? 

It takes a lot to get me REALLY going. But if I go all-out rage/sadness mode, it’s usually because I’ve been put in a position where I’m backed in a corner and no one wants to listen to what I have to say. Getting ganged up on is a horrible experience. Being bullied is awful. When you don’t have a single person willing to speak up for you or be on your side? It’s soul crushing. I hate it when people aren’t willing to talk things out with me. I hate it more when people completely cut me off and then talk shit about me behind my back, and there’s not a single thing I can do about it because they don’t want to agree to disagree. I just have to deal with it. And I don’t think that’s really fair.

✧ Do you agree with reblog karma or is it forced interaction?             

I’m kind of on the fence, honestly. I can understand that some prompt things can be hard for some blogs to send in due to them being starters and the like, but if it’s one like this Salty Meme thing where it’s a bunch of questions, it feels kinda lazy to me if someone reblogs and doesn’t send one. It’s literally a copy and paste that takes 5-10 seconds to do. It’s not hard, and you’ll probably make that person’s day a little better. So why not just do it? You can even send things anon for most blogs, soooo…